Youthtank INC

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Youthtank is a non-profit startup incubator for student-led businesses in detroit. We embed our entrepreneurial studios in detroit schools and neighborhoods. We use action-based real world business challenges empower high school students with career-ready skills. Research shows that effective career academies improve socio-economic outcomes. Youth in detroit deserve support to fully access multiple pathways to career

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$582K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$543K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$582K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$204K
FY2024$459K
FY2025$582K
Expenses
$543K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$186K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$543K
Net assets
$63K
FY2025▲ +193%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$27K
FY2024$22K
FY2025$63K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Aug 2022.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $427K Management & general 21% · $116K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,400Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Holly Arida’s $59K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Holly Arida$59,400$42,800$21,500

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

Empowers Detroit high school students with career skills by incubating student-led businesses.

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3 programs · $427K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Other programs

$227Kprogram expense
02

Mobility Leadership Lab

YouthTank Detroits Mobility Leadership Lab is an intensive project-based workforce development program that engages high school and college-age youth in solving real-world transportation and mobility challenges alongside industry partners civic leaders and startups.

$176Kprogram expense
03

Mobility Summit

The Detroit Youth Mobility Summit is a youth-led convening that brings together students industry leaders educators and community partners to explore how mobility education and technology shape access to opportunity in Detroit.

$23Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$582K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$581K
Investment incomeLn 3$563
Money outPt IX
$543K
Ln 25
Programscol B$427K
Managementcol C$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$581K
Government grantsLn 1e$81K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$251K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$563
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$582K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Accounts receivableLn 4$4K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$205K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$28K$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$63K
5Every 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$83K$39K$44K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$987$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$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$1K$874$417$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$874$842$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$370$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$18K$1K$17K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$147K$141K$6K$0
TravelLn 17$272$31$241$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$850$2K$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$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$217K$217K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$45K$19K$26K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$543K$427K$116K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 13, 2026 $582K$543K$39K$63K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 20, 2025 $459K$460K−$961$22K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 20, 2024 $204K$186K$19K$27K 990 PDF

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 $581,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $370,599$581,051
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,174$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$563
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $458,774$581,614
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,887$96,045
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $404,848$446,534
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $459,735$542,579
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$961$39,035
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $581,614 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$80,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$500,171
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$251,025
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$581,051
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$563
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$581,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $542,579 across 31 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 $39,246 · Management $43,980 · Fundraising $0$83,226
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,114 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,114
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $987 · Management $3,748 · Fundraising $0$4,735
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,740 · Management $2,229 · Fundraising $0$6,970
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,505 · Fundraising $0$6,505
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 $874 · Management $417 · Fundraising $0$1,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $874 · Management $842 · Fundraising $0$1,716
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $370 · Management $1,912 · Fundraising $0$2,281
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,196 · Management $17,285 · Fundraising $0$18,482
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $140,909 · Management $6,101 · Fundraising $0$147,010
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31 · Management $241 · Fundraising $0$272
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $850 · Management $2,332 · Fundraising $0$3,183
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 $0 · Management $3,955 · Fundraising $0$3,955
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $216,827 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$216,827
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,700 · Management $26,313 · Fundraising $0$45,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $426,718 · Management $115,860 · Fundraising $0$542,579
Part X · Balance sheet $74,494 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,261$63,293
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 $1,202$4,434
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans 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-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart 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 $6,204$6,767
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,667$74,494
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,934$536
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-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,081$10,473
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,015$11,009
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,652$63,485
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,652$63,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,667$74,494
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$581,614
XI-2 Total expenses$542,579
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,035
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,652
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$2,798
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,485

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