Youth with a Purpose
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 850976111
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2020
- Location
- Palmdale, CA, USA
- Phone
- 6618770331
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Youth Community Service Clubs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $947,048
- Expenses
- $836,427
- Assets
- $226,319
- Liabilities
- $575
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SHAMEKA BEAUGARD (CEO)
People named in this filing
- SHAMEKA BEAUGARD (CEO)
- AMBER PARKER (Director)
- LOVELL FLEMMING (Director)
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
Youth With A Purpose's mission is to plant seeds of hope and water purpose in the lives of kids, youth and young adults through supportive services. We envision a world where youth in all communities have equal access to supportive services.
What it reported doing in 2024
Youth With A Purpose (YWAP) proudly delivers transformative programs across several core areas: mentorship (Mommy Mentor Network & SideBySide), transitional housing through The Purpose House, the YWAP Youth Center, the Arts 2 the Stage performing arts program, career exploration workshops, and community empowerment events such as Unity 4 Youth, the Annual Banquet, and the Holiday Toy Drive. In 2024, YWAP directly impacted the lives of over 350 youth through dynamic, developmentally focused programming centered on education, personal growth, and family engagement. The organization hosted more than 10 vibrant community events, including favorites like Family Game Night and the Fall Festival, strengthening bonds between youth and their communities. The Purpose House operated at full capacity year-round, offering a safe, nurturing home for referred youth. Residents received personalized care packages and engaged in over 170 life skills sessions covering job readiness, financial literacy, cooking, and communication? preparing them for independence and success. Through the Mommy Mentor Network, YWAP supported young mothers with over 280 individualized mentorship sessions and 19 empowerment events focused on early childhood education, self-esteem building, and financial empowerment. Impressively, 100% of participants reported increased confidence and a stronger sense of support on their motherhood journey. At the Youth Center, 40 students benefited from after-school enrichment, while 65 families participated in seasonal gatherings. More than $5,000 in in-kind donations helped sustain and enhance these services. YWAP? s Arts 2 the Stage performing arts program welcomed over 20 young creatives, who showcased their talents in 10 public performances with audiences of up to 150? providing a powerful platform for youth expression and storytelling. In its broader outreach efforts, YWAP engaged 276 community members through wellness expos, educational initiatives, and local fairs? further extending its reach and reinforcing its mission. With strong strategic partnerships and over $5,000 in financial and in-kind support, Youth With A Purpose continues to uplift youth and families through inclusive, impactful, and future-focused programming.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 53
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
- Program expense ratio: 93.4%; rating input score 93
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 11.7%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 89.6% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 69.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 76.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 82.4% of revenue deployed · 93.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $781K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.