Youth Empowerment Through Learning Leading and Serving Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270900525
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
6788952854
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,405,462
Expenses
$1,266,149
Assets
$799,889
Liabilities
$53,913

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • M LORENA BELTRAN (BOARD MEMBER)
  • RICHARD LEON (BOARD MEMBER)
  • GEORGE O'DONNELL (BOARD MEMBER)

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

The organization empowers youth to rise as active, healthy, and productive servant-leaders within thier communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024-2025, the yells community action caf equipped 18 teens with real- world business and leadership skills as they managed their caf as a hub for community-wide education, engagement, and empowerment. Yells teens have become career-ready, developing resumes and applying business and life skills as they engaged neighbors in youth-led events and community- building. In 2024-2025 yells teens networked with local elected officials and community partners about the priorities for their community during a "community caravan" event, hosted and asked thoughtful questions during a police town hall, led a trunk or treat family event, and planned a "movies under the stars" outdoor movie night for the community. The youth's projects strengthen community bonds, foster a sense of neighborhood pride, and lead to long-term change as youth and their families believe in their ability to overcome challenges, develop support networks, achieve success in school, graduate ready for college and career, open the door to economic mobility, and continue to reinvest in their community. Through a partnership with cobbworks, we provided 11 teens and 8 college students with authentic job training through a paid work experience at yells. Teens excelled academically as well. One hundred percent (18/18) of teens enrolled during the school year were promoted on grade level, and 100% of yells seniors graduated. All this resulted in 94% of teens reporting that they believed they had made a positive impact on their community and 100% reporting that they had gained 3+ soft skills through yells. Additionally, parents saw the impact, with 82% saying yells is helping their teen to show more care and kindness and 100% reporting that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the yells program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 83% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $132.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.9% of revenue deployed · 92% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.