Visionary youths mission is to support and educate underprivileged and at-risk individuals and families by providing gifts, monetary support, mentoring services and opportunities for vocational development and growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
66 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 65.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$201K
Spent
$31K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$174K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$201K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$314K
Expenses
$31K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$224K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$174K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$506K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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% · $31K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Awarded mission purpose grants in the amounts of $102,500.PROVIDED mission purpose supplies to youth and families in the amounts of $17,892PROVIDED mission purpose barber services and supplies to youth and families in the amounts of $1,415.PROVIED mission purpose essential needs (foods, toiletries and school supplies) in the amounts of…

$31Kprogram 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 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$201K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Money outPt IX
$31K
Ln 25
Programscol B$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$174K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$102K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Total revenueLn 12$201K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$169K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$174K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100$169K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$100$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$100$174K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$450$450
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$57$57
InsuranceLn 23$265$265
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31K$31K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $314K$262K$52K$506K 990 PDF
FY2024 $270K$224K$46K$455K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$175K$54K$408K 990 PDF
FY2022 $176K$116K$61K$355K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $201K$31K$170K$174K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $200,950 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$200,950
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$200,950
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$21,600
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$9,297
I-18 Total expenses$30,897
I-19 Revenue less expenses$170,053
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $200,950 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,600
VIII-1e Government grants$102,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,950
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$200,950
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,897 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $21,600$21,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $450$450
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,990$1,990
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,201$5,201
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57$57
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $265$265
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,334$1,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,897 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,897
Part X · Balance sheet $173,590 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$169,126
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$4,464
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100$173,590
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100$173,590
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100$173,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100$173,590
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$200,950
XI-2 Total expenses$30,897
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,437
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,590

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