Youth Justice Fund

IRS exemption revoked

Petersburg, MIUnknown exempt organizationEIN 82-2094621Revenue $83K in FY2021

On file with the IRSyjfund.org5755 Rauch Road · Petersburg, MI

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The mission of Youth Justice Fund is to assist returning citizens, sentenced as youth to a term of imprisonment, with the services and resources necessary to ensure human dignity and full participation in their communities by PROVIDING HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND JOB ASSISTANCE.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $64K a year · 47% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$83K
-56% vs prior year
Spent
$162K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$7K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$83K
FY2021▼ -56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$83K
Expenses
$162K
FY2021▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$162K
Net assets
$7K
FY2021▼ -92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$7K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $162K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$73,583Pt VII · Sec A
Community Engagement Coordinator
$10,417Pt VII · Sec A
Administrative Assistant
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Aaron Kinzel$73,583$75,833
Mario Bueno$10,417$13,542
Audrea Dakho—$11,430
Lily Gates$2,400$4,400

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides housing, transport, trauma care, and job help for formerly incarcerated youth.

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3 programs · $73K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Developed a peer-support program funded by the Michigan Justice Fund that provided direct services and psychoeducational support to returning citizens who were incarcerated as youth. This program, called "Trauma Informed Mentoring & Empowerment" (TIME), aimed to advance the lives of youth impacted by the justice system utilizing a…

$50Kprogram expense
02

The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation sponsored our Annual Summer Trauma Camp to go to Indian River, Michigan with clients to enjoy camping on the river and lake and clinical trauma workshops with licensed social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapists.

$15Kprogram expense
03

Upgraded to a larger office space in Ypsilanti, Michigan to provide a safe space for clients and hold workshops and training on site for our clients. This included technology, college readiness, and clinical/substance abuse classes.

$8Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$83K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$600
Money outPt IX
$162K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Owns and owesPt X
$7K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$600
Total revenueLn 12$83K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$7K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$7K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$86K$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$86K$7K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$86K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$160$160$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$162K$162K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $83K$162K−$79K$7K 990 PDF
FY2020 $188K$237K−$49K$83K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $83,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $188,383$82,439
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$600
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,383$83,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $40,542$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $155,954$86,307
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,641$75,920
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $237,137$162,227
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,754−$79,188
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $83,039 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $600 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,439
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,439
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$83,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $162,227 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $86,307 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,307
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $21,849 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,849
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,783 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,783
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,678 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,678
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,887 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,887
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,563 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,563
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $160 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$160
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $162,227 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$162,227
Part X · Balance sheet $6,707 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,895$6,707
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,895$6,707
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,895$6,707
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,895$6,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,895$6,707
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$83,039
XI-2 Total expenses$162,227
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$79,188
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,895
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,707

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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