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Alliance for Youth Organizing
Alliance for Youth Organizing reported $15.3 million in revenue and $25.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.30 went to program services, $6.72 to management and general costs and $1.98 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $187,798 (PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 84% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $26MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.3% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.7% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.0% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.3% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $187,798 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.73% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.9 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCivic engagement - in partnership with our network organizations, the alliance for Youth Organizing develops and implements local, integrated civic engagement programs that help train and develop new leaders, register and mobilize young voters, and educate young people about key issues in their communities. Our program engages with young people year-round and over multiple cycles, building habits that translate into lifelong civic engagement
Capacity building - through ongoing training and coaching, the alliance for Youth Organizing builds the capacity of our local network organizations. The alliance provides deep capacity building support for 17 network organizations in the areas of operations, finance, program, data, communications, and development
Fiscal sponsors - the alliance for Youth Organizing supports local civic engagement programs that help train and develop new leaders, register and mobilize young voters, and educate young people on more than 40 college campuses about key issues in their communities through 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship of three state-based projects, based in florida & texas
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $170,657 | $0 | $17,141 | $187,798 |
| CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Officer, 19.00 hrs/week | $169,176 | $0 | $14,471 | $183,647 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 37.00 hrs/week | $156,430 | $0 | $19,937 | $176,367 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Officer, 25.00 hrs/week | $141,445 | $0 | $14,839 | $156,284 |
| VP OF CAPACITY BUILDING Highest compensated employee, 29.00 hrs/week | $126,118 | $0 | $12,924 | $139,042 |
| SR. DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest compensated employee, 30.00 hrs/week | $109,655 | $0 | $12,350 | $122,005 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alliance for Youth Organizing (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $704K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 519
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LA MACHINE CONSULTING LLC Youth gotv & education program | $2,000,000 |
| GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS INC Organizational & mgt consulting | $295,008 |
| ANGLE MASTAGNI MATHEWS POLITICAL STRATEG Gotv live calls & texts | $178,392 |
| BUELOW VETTER BUIKEMA OLSON & VLIET LLC Hr legal services | $112,602 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
30 private foundations reported grants to Alliance for Youth Organizing totaling $7.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Alliance for Youth Organizing spent in 2024, $91.30 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Alliance for Youth Organizing's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Alliance for Youth Organizing reported that 91.3% of its $25.6 million in expenses went to program services, 6.7% to management and general and 2.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Alliance for Youth Organizing pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Alliance for Youth Organizing reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $187,798, for the role of PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Alliance for Youth Organizing get its money?
Of $15.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.3% came from contributions and grants and 1.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Alliance for Youth Organizing a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-2465621 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543119349303414 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432409349300933 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342199349300864 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349300324 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132149349300628 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031979349302078 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-2465621: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.