Youth Mentoring Connection FY2020 filing

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The mission of Youth Mentoring Connection is to transform the lives of at-risk Youth by caring for their wounds and shining a light on their gifts through an ongoing Mentoring community, creative expression, and life-changing experiences; thus inspiring them to become thriving adults. Our vision is of a community that brings vital Connection, love, and healing into the lives of at-risk Youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $185K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$231K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$762K
Spent
$695K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$159K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$762K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$762K
FY2021$931K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$695K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$803K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$159K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $579K Management & general 7% · $50K Fundraising 10% · $66K

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; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director/CEO/Founder
$66,291Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tony Lore’s $125K as Director/CEO/Founder is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tony Lore$124,871$139,451$114,562$102,492$103,842$66,291

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects at-risk youth with mentors, creative outlets, and experiences to foster growth and healing.

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1 program · $579K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

For the year ended june 30, 2018, ymc facilitated mentoring programs in partnership with corporate worksites, schools, municipalities, and community agencies throughout los angeles. Over 350 vulnerable youth were provided with a variety of mentoring activities involving caring adults who empowered them with long-term consistent support…

$579Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $100K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$27,661
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,299
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,663
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,022
Unitemized GrantFY2019$14,100
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,767

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$762K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$632K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K
Money outPt IX
$695K
Ln 25
Programscol B$579K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$159K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$632K
Government grantsLn 1e$69K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K
Total revenueLn 12$762K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$209K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$100K
Accounts receivableLn 4$64K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
Net assetsLn 32$159K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$115K$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$231K
Net assetsLn 32$92K$159K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$111K$6K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$203K$203K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$58K$508$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$20K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$17K$20K$1K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$23K$10K$646
Office expensesLn 13$21K$14K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$8K$79$5K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$14K$675$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$65$63
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$20K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$61K$4K$857
Total functional expensesLn 25$695K$579K$50K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $1.3M$1.9M−$617K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $2.4M$1.7M$747K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $1.9M$1.4M$471K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $1.4M$1.1M$317K$603K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $931K$803K$127K$286K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 17, 2021 $762K$695K$67K$159K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $761,653 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $382,988$632,075
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $111,025$129,578
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $494,013$761,653
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $39,549$18,867
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $301,978$418,665
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $53,890$34,068
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $240,544$223,248
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $635,961$694,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$141,948$66,805
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $761,653 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$25,206
VIII-1e Government grants$69,031
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$537,838
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$632,075
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $129,578$129,578
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $129,578 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$761,653
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $694,848 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,867$18,867
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,963 · Management $6,368 · Fundraising $12,737$130,068
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $203,385$203,385
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,799 · Management $508 · Fundraising $1,253$59,560
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,325 · Management $2,022 · Fundraising $3,305$25,652
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,103 · Management $20,453 · Fundraising $1,000$38,556
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $34,068$34,068
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,441 · Management $9,703 · Fundraising $646$33,790
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,517 · Management $3,724 · Fundraising $3,340$20,581
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,690 · Management $79 · Fundraising $4,955$12,724
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,475 · Management $675 · Fundraising $2,850$18,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,028 · Management $65 · Fundraising $63$9,156
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,401$1,401
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,583 · Management $2,081 · Fundraising $1,349$23,013
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,068 · Management $4,102 · Fundraising $857$66,027
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $578,645 · Management $49,780 · Fundraising $66,423$694,848
Part X · Balance sheet $389,836 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,349$209,207
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,652$1,452
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $44,500$99,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,525$64,275
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,103$5,202
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,500$3,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,629$389,836
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,844$35,596
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$149,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$45,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,844$231,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$18,255−$32,840
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $110,040$191,430
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $91,785$158,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,629$389,836
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $158,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$761,653
XI-2 Total expenses$694,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$91,785
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$158,590

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