Youth Justice Alliance EIN 86-1221018

Youth Justice Alliance

EIN  86-1221018 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX Founded 2020
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers historically excluded people with legal knowledge, career paths, and support.
Leadership
Armin · Salek · $84K
Money in and out
$258K revenue, $301K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Empowers historically excluded people with legal knowledge, career paths, and support. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $258K in revenue, $301K in expenses, and $431K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$258K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$301K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$431K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +128% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -35% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-17%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -282% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$258K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses
$301K
FY2025▲ +39%
Total assets
$441K
FY2025▼ -10%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2025▼ -32%
Total revenue
$258K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$301K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$431K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$441K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $248K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

A multi-year paid fellowship for aspiring first-gen lawyers from high school all the way to law school.

$213Kprogram expense
02

Supporting the establishment and operation of college chapters of our non-profit organization.

$20Kprogram expense
03

Support for secondary legal education through classroom presentations support for trial advocacy competitions and secondary student serving events.

$15Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CYouth Justice Alliance
EINHdr · item D86-1221018
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Salek
$83,750Pt VII · Sec A

Armin’s $84K as Salek is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023
Armin$83,750
Armin Salek$71,766

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$258K
Total revenueLn 12$258K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.08
Program services83%$248K
Management & general10%$29K
Fundraising8%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$301K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$99K
Total assetsLn 16$441K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$431K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $430K · Operating expenses/yr $301K
17.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $248K · Total expenses $301K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $29K · Total expenses $301K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $301K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $278K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $258K · Total revenue $258K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $258K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $258K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $258K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $301K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $258K · Prior year $238K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $431K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $258K · Expenses $301K
-17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $441K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $431K · Total assets $441K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $331K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $441K
75%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Armin · Reported title Salek · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $301K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $149K · Total expenses $301K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 8%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$126K
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $111K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$24,663
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,810
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,200
Unitemized GrantFY2025$4,600
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,870
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,600
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,463
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$258K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$238K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$338K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$231K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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