YOUTH REPRESENT INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

YOUTH REPRESENT INC

EIN 20-8034010 · Inmate Support (I43)

What they do

YOUTH REPRESENT USES LEGAL SERVICES, POLICY ADVOCACY, PEER EDUCATION, and OTHER TOOLS to BUILD POWER and OPPORTUNITY for BLACK, LATINE, and OTHER YOUTH of COLOR WHO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM and OTHER SYSTEMS of OPPRESSION HARM THE MOST. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE THE RACIST LEGAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISMANTLED and BIACK, LATINE, INDIGENOUS, and OTHER YOUTH of COLOR HAVE THE FREEDOM and POWER to LIVE THEIR FULL LIVES.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $71.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

89.51%of revenue went to mission work71.5% of expenses · Program services

12.93%of revenue went to fundraising10.3% of expenses

$125.12spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

22.68%of revenue went to management and office costs18.1% of expenses

$1.07in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

84.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $549,205 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $211,414 for MICHAEL POPE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,186,140

Mission workProgram services$1,956,86789.51% of revenue71.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$495,89922.68% of revenue18.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$282,57912.93% of revenue10.3% of expenses

Total expenses$2,735,345125.12% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 71.5% mission · 18.1% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 125.12% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 76.8% mission · 10.8% management · 12.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.12% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 72.1% mission · 13.1% management · 14.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.43% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 68.1% mission · 16.6% management · 15.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.19% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 70.4% mission · 16.3% management · 13.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.84% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.3% mission · 15.4% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.98% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 78.6% mission · 13.4% management · 8.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.69% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 70.5% mission · 13.7% management · 15.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.22% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,186,140

Expenses$2,735,345

Annual shortfall $549,205 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,956,867 · 71.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$495,899 · 18.1% of expenses

Fundraising$282,579 · 10.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,186,140

Expenses$2,735,345

Assets$2,920,871

Income$2,458,592

Contributions$1,846,272

Mission work (program services)$1,956,867

Fundraising$282,579

Management and general$495,899

Stocks and bonds$1,045,515

Accounting fees$92,500

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL POPEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $211,414Base $184,270 · Other $27,144

KATHERINE RUBINDIRECTOR, POLICY & STRATEG · 40 hrs/week $170,034Base $152,403 · Other $17,631

DALE VENTURADIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS & · 40 hrs/week $138,739

SHOMARI WARDLITIGATION DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $130,463

MAIRE OMALLYCOO (THRU 1/24) · 40 hrs/week $4,642Base $4,297 · Other $345

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

MICHAEL POPEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KATHERINE RUBINDIRECTOR, POLICY & STRATEG

DALE VENTURADIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS &

SHOMARI WARDLITIGATION DIRECTOR

MAIRE OMALLYCOO (THRU 1/24)

WES KORANTENGDIRECTOR

AYIRINI FONESCA-SABUNEDIRECTOR

ROBERTA MEYERSDIRECTOR

RICHARD MCKEONTREASURER

NATHALIE BERGERDIRECTOR

MAI BRANDDIRECTOR

MAGGIE LEARBOARD CHAIR

LEONARD NOISETTEDIRECTOR

KEON RAMNATHDIRECTOR

JIA RIZVIDIRECTOR

JEANNE BYRD-ADAMSVICE-PRESIDENT

JASON SPEARSDIRECTOR

HITHA PALEPUDIRECTOR

DONTE RODGERSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2007
Location: 11 PARK PLACE 1512, NEW YORK, NY 10007
County: New York
In care of: MICHAEL POPE
Primary officer: MICHAEL POPE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@youthrepresent.org Phone(646) 759-8080

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SAX LLP
NTEE classification: Inmate Support (I43)
IRS tax category: Inmate Support