Visionary Youth

Lincoln, NE · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$314K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$506K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$314K
FY2025▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$314K
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▲ +17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$224K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$506K
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$506K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CVisionary Youth
EINHdr · item D83-4213616
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2019
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLincoln, NE
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
WebsiteHdr · item Jvisionaryouth.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.04
Program services67%$176K
Management & general29%$75K
Fundraising4%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▲ +57% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -4% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$510K
FY2025▲ +12%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$510K
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$3K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$52K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$510K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$389K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$506K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$314K
Investment income$76
Total revenueLn 12$314K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $389K · Operating expenses/yr $262K
17.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $176K · Total expenses $262K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $75K · Total expenses $262K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $262K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $271K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $314K · Total revenue $314K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $314K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $314K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $76 · Total revenue $314K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $262K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $314K · Prior year $270K
+16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $201K · FY2025 $314K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $506K · Beginning of year $455K
+11%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $314K · Expenses $262K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $3K · Total assets $510K
0.6%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $506K · Total assets $510K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $510K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kwabena Mensah · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $45K · Total expenses $262K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $61K · Total expenses $262K
23%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%——
Overhead ratio 29%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 16%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$45,026Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kwabena Mensah’s $45K as Executive Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Kwabena Mensah$45,026$35,843$26,302$7,087

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides gifts, money, mentoring, and job training to underprivileged youth and families.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $176K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Community impact provides vital services to youth and families through barber services, holiday events, and essential needs.

$120Kprogram expense
02

Mentoring in new dimensions (mind) is a combination barbershop mentoring and peer group counseling program designed to support minority youth to foster caring relationships, identify and enhance personal strengths, build confidence, and open new doors to opportunities by establishing a circle of support with their peers and positive…

$54Kprogram expense
03

Community hub provides a central gathering space for youth and their families to access information on relevant resources and services, participate in educational programs, receive tutoring, and access counseling through network therapists.

$2Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$26K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $314K$262K+16% 990 PDF
FY2024 $270K$224K+18% 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$175K+30% 990 PDF
FY2022 $176K$116K-12% 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $201K$31K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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