Jc Broadus Center for Youth Advocacy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882106611
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Phone
6148451704
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$93,400
Expenses
$92,691
Assets
$709
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Amber Broadus (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Dakota Smith (Treasurer)
  • Cortesha Cowan (Community Outreach Manager)
  • Steven Marsh (Community Outreach Coordinator)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

JC Broadus Center for Youth Advocacy, Inc. is a nonprofit dedicated to helping underserved and at-risk youth through education, prevention, and holistic programs. It offers safe, structured opportunities to promote academic success, life skills, leadership, workforce readiness, and emotional wellness. The center provides year-round activities like academic enrichment, mentoring, career exploration, health education, financial literacy, and community engagement. Through partnerships with schools, families, and community groups, it supports positive youth development, resilience, and equips youth for social, emotional, and economic success. Its programs aim to foster youth growth, strengthen families, and build safer communities by addressing barriers and encouraging long-term success.

What it reported doing in 2025

Program Service Accomplishments JC Broadus Center for Youth Advocacy, Inc. carried out its exempt purpose by delivering structured youth development, prevention, and enrichment programming designed to support underserved and at-risk youth in a safe and supportive environment. 1. Youth Empowerment & Academic Enrichment Program Provided academic support, literacy development, homework assistance, and educational enrichment activities to help youth strengthen core academic skills and improve confidence in learning. Students participated in structured workshops on reading, writing, problem-solving, and goal-setting. Persons Served: Approximately 50-60 youth Impact: Improved academic engagement, increased confidence, and strengthened learning skills. 2. Youth Violence Prevention & Life Skills (RAVAGE Initiative) Delivered prevention-focused programming designed to reduce youth exposure to violence and negative behaviors. Services included mentoring, conflict-resolution training, emotional-wellness support, leadership development, and decision-making skills training. Youth were provided safe spaces for growth, healing, and personal development. Persons Served: Approximately 50-60 youth Impact: Strengthened social-emotional skills, improved behavior, and increased positive peer and community engagement. 3. Health, Wellness & Workforce Exposure Program Provided youth with exposure to career pathways and life readiness skills through health education, wellness activities, and career exploration opportunities, including medical and workforce awareness sessions. Programming included nutrition education, personal development, and preparation for future employment and leadership roles. Persons Served: Approximately 50-60 youth Impact: Increased awareness of career pathways, improved wellness habits, and strengthened life and leadership skills. 4. Youth Enrichment, Meals & Support Services Provided daily meals, safe supervision, structured activities, and enrichment opportunities, including arts, recreation, mentoring, and community engagement. Transportation and supportive services ensured consistent participation and access for underserved youth. Persons Served: Approximately 50-60 youth Impact: Increased program participation, improved stability, and supported youth development in a safe environment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.3%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $93K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.