YES2JOBS
EIN 83-0683496 · Alliances & Advocacy - Employment (J01)
What they do
THE YES2JOBS MODEL, YOUTH ENTERTAINMENT SUMMERS (Y.E.S. to JOBS), ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 1987 and LASTED 20 YEARS, WAS CREATED AS RESPONSE to THE NAACPS CRITICISM THAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY LACKED DIVERSITY IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. THE FOUNDERS of A&M RECORDS CONVENED A GROUP of OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS. THEY CONCLUDED THAT INCREASED AWARENESS of CAREER OPTIONS and OPPORTUNITIES for MINORITIES is CRUCIAL BECAUSE "PEOPLE CANT BE WHAT THEY DONT KNOW EXISTS." THE MODEL WAS SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IT WAS AWARDED AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD for OPENING THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY to MINORITY YOUTH, WAS EXPANDED to 14 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY and OVER 100 COMPANIES HIRED MORE THAN 2,500 HIGH SCHOOL and COLLEGE STUDENT INTERNS. EVENTUALLY, IT PROVIDED CANDIDATES for TV, FILM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, and VIDEO GAMING, IMPACTING COMPANIES LIKE A&M RECORDS, HBO, SONY MUSIC, TRI-STAR TELEVISION, OVERBROOK ENTERTAINMENT, WEA DISTRIBUTION, MTV, BET, and MORE. MANY PARTICIPANTS FROM THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM CONTINUE to WORK
Financial picture
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2018
- Location
- 6109 S WESTERN AVE 202, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047
- County
- Los Angeles
- In care of
- YOLANDA PARKER
- Primary officer
- YOLANDA PARKER, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- KSP CONSULTING
- NTEE classification
- Alliances & Advocacy - Employment (J01)
- IRS tax category
- Alliances & Advocacy - Employment
More public IRS record details
These are classification codes from the organization’s public nonprofit record.
- Subsection
- 03
- Affiliation
- 3
- Classification
- 1500
- Deductibility
- 1
- Foundation
- 16
- Organization
- 1