Young Disciples
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 262385865
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2019
- Location
- Fort Morgan, CO, USA
- Phone
- 9702361314
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $483,793
- Expenses
- $601,621
- Assets
- $456,165
- Liabilities
- $343,969
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- EDWARD SHIH (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- EDWARD SHIH (PRESIDENT)
- YUKI SHI (SECRETARY)
- HAO LI (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Young disciples exists to raise a generation of faithful, christ-centered leaders who are equipped to share the gospel and live out their calling with integrity, compassion, and purpose. Our mission is to evangelize, disciple, and empower young peopleparticularly university studentsthrough bible studies, mentorship, retreats, and global fellowship. By nurturing spiritual growth and encouraging active service in local and global communities, we aim to transform lives and impact society with the hope and love of jesus christ. Young disciples plays a vital role in strengthening faith, fostering meaningful relationships, and mobilizing young believers to become agents of change in todays world.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, young disciples made significant strides in expanding its ministry impact across north america by: completing major renovations and launching full operations at the u.s. Headquarters in fort morgan, Colorado a 132,000 sq ft facility that now serves as the central training and retreat hub for north america. This space now hosts leadership intensives, bible retreats, and missionary training. Establishing and strengthening fellowship chapters across major universities, including uc berkeley, university of Washington, university of Florida, and Washington university in st. Louis. Through weekly bible studies, one-on-one mentorship, and campus evangelism, hundreds of students were reached and discipled. Hosting a nationwide summer retreat, bringing together students from across the u.s. And internationally for a time of spiritual renewal, worship, and leadership development. The event culminated in baptisms at nottingham lake and marked a defining moment for young leaders committing to lives of faith and mission. These initiatives collectively reinforced yds vision to raise christ-centered leaders and provided a solid foundation for sustainable ministry growth throughout north america.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 92% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 88
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -24.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.75; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -12.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 24.5% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 33.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 83.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $504K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.