Swift Youth Foundation creates the path from present to potential through peer mentor relationships. We envision a future of Youth and teens who are equipped with the leadership skills to reach their full potential and are inspired to carry out a lifelong commitment to their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $179K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$520K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$370K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$636K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$520K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$574K
FY2025$520K
Expenses
$370K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$370K
Net assets
$636K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$365K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$636K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1997.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $264K Management & general 17% · $61K Fundraising 12% · $45K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Until 08/29/25
$77,000Pt VII · Sec A
President from 05/17/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Fried’s $77K as Executive Director Until 08/29/25 is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Fried$77,000$32,351———
Blythe Sweeney———$71,330—
Kaylie Medansky————$69,375
Michael Evans———$10,000$61,250
Danielle Downs—$51,538———
Kristi Mielke——$33,253——
Joanne Sumner——$23,653——

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

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Empowering disadvantaged youth through social action and community service.

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1 program · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Camp swift swift youth foundations second camp session served 55 children, with the organization conducting extensive outreach efforts to maximize attendance among economically disadvantaged youth.

$264Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$520K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$490K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$370K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$636K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K
Total assetsLn 16$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$490K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$331K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$520K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
SavingsLn 2$369K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$488K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$141K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$636K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$340K$488K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$130K$141K
Total assetsLn 16$488K$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$487K$636K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$41K$18K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$31K$27K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$56K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$150$135$15
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$583$582
Office expensesLn 13$19K$13K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$357$396
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$48K$33K$7K$8K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K$70
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$2K$11K$166
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$59K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$370K$264K$61K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $520K$370K$150K$636K 990 PDF
FY2024 $574K$327K$247K$487K 990 PDF
FY2023 $330K$378K−$47K$224K 990 PDF
FY2022 $288K$332K−$45K$254K 990 PDF
FY2021 $190K$236K−$46K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020 $172K$189K−$16K$365K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $520,246 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $481,747$490,191
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,541$36,462
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,628$27,228
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,788−$33,635
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $573,704$520,246
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $175$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $121,813$196,175
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $205,207$173,937
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $327,195$370,112
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $246,509$150,134
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $520,246 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $890 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$80
VIII-1c Fundraising events$331,009
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,102
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$45,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$490,191
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,462$36,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,172$15,172
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,056$12,056
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$34,525−$34,525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,462 · Excluded from tax −$6,407$520,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $370,112 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,468 · Management $17,975 · Fundraising $30,432$89,875
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $27,426 · Management $3,115$30,541
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,579 · Management $6,313$61,892
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $135 · Management $15$150
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,365 · Management $2,062 · Fundraising $2,290$13,717
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,620$4,620
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,808$1,808
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,259$2,259
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $583 · Fundraising $582$1,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,223 · Management $2,911 · Fundraising $3,233$19,367
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,621 · Management $357 · Fundraising $396$2,374
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,827 · Management $7,227 · Fundraising $8,026$48,080
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,867 · Management $70$20,937
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,859 · Management $10,732 · Fundraising $166$12,757
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,857 · Management $1,713$60,570
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,810 · Management $61,177 · Fundraising $45,125$370,112
Part X · Balance sheet $636,851 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,317$119,175
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $307,372$369,176
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $130,140$141,260
X-15 Other assets$7,240
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,329$636,851
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,536$1,226
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,536$1,226
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $486,793$635,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $486,793$635,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,329$636,851
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $635,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$520,246
XI-2 Total expenses$370,112
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$150,134
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$486,793
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,302
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$635,625

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