You Matter 2

Overview

Mission

You Matter 2 is committed to nurturing the potential within each young person and empowering 6th–12th grade youth in the South Suburban region to reach their full potential and become leaders who make a significant impact in their communities. _**Walk Through Our Mission**_ invites you to step into the heart of _**You Matter 2’s**_ experience the impact you help make possible. Instead of sitting on the sidelines, **you’ll move through immersive stations** , guided by students, alumni, and volunteers who bring the mission to life. You’ll see how young people are supported from middle school through college and career readiness — through academic enrichment, mental health support, leadership development, and workforce preparation — and why that support matters now more than ever.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 0
• Transparency & Controls: 100
• Accountability: 76
• Sustainability: 23
• Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
• Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $77K in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
• Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
• Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

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

• High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
• Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
• Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.