Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134307681
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Phone
2604157982
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$427,872
Expenses
$460,975
Assets
$348,348
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • IAN BROAD-WHITE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • IAN BROAD-WHITE (PRESIDENT)
  • KRISTIN CONLEY (VICE PRESIDE)
  • KYLER MILLS (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

To attract, develop and retain emerging leaders through community, professional and social engagement.

What it reported doing in 2024

2024 was a banner year for ylni, marked by growth, connection, and impact, led by our 15-member board of directors and 45 dedicated committee members - all working together to advance our mission to attract, develop, and retain emerging leaders through community, professional, and social engagement. Under leadership development, we celebrated 34 graduates from our 19th leadership institute cohort in may and hosted a dynamic power lunch series, featuring 4 remarkable community leaders and 11 emerging leaders. In august, we welcomed 65+ leaders to our annual general membership event. Social engagement organized 11 hot spots, bringing together nearly 400 members and guests while collaborating with 5 community groups and other ylni committees-all for networking opportunities. Through our mission advancement, we supported 10 area organizations, broadening the reach of ylni's mission. Get on board hosted 2 governance gatherings, provided board training to area nonprofits, and continued connecting young professionals with organizations-strengthening our community impact. Team ylni actively participated in community events like the fort wayne dragon boat races, the world baseball academy wiffle ball spooktacular (winning "best dressed" team), and big brothers big sisters' bowl for kids' sake. The ylni farmers market continued its award-winning streak, earning recognition as Indiana's 1 farmers market by the american farmland trust for the third consecutive year and fort wayne's best farmers market by readers' choice for the sixth year running. With an average of 70 vendors in winter and 170 in summer, the market welcomed 200,000 attendees in 2024, including our 1 millionth guest in july our inclusion, diversity, and advocacy (ida) committee led impactful initiatives, hosting 2 tough talks, a professional networking event, a book club, and lead the vote which provided opportunities to engage with local and state candidates. Collaborating with 10+ area groups and supporting 3 nonprofits, the ida committee reinforced ylni's commitment to fostering a stronger community. With 185 active memberships and nearly 2,000 newsletter subscribers, ylni remains energized as we prepare to celebrate our 20th year in 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 76% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.2%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $36.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 35%; rating input score 35; 40th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: -7.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.2% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $333K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.