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EIN 04-3583353

Youth Advocacy Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
8
City
Boston
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
O01: Youth Development Alliances and Advocacy
Description
The Youth Advocacy Foundation aims to protect and advance the legal/human rights of children. They work to end the school-to-prison pipeline in Massachusetts by ensuring that vulnerable children receive quality education through expert legal advocacy provided by their edlaw project. The edlaw project offers legal representation in school discipline matters.
Total revenues
$758,700
2023
Total expenses
$902,604
2023
Total assets
$1,379,467
2023
Num. employees
8
2023

Program areas at Youth Advocacy Foundation

The edlaw project works to end the school-to-prison pipeline by ensuring that Massachusetts' most vulnerable children receive a quality education through expert legal Advocacy. The edlaw project provides legal representation in matters of school discipline, academic failure and unmet special education needs. Edlaw offers training and support to court-appointed attorneys across the state to help them incorporate education Advocacy into their practice. Edlaw attorneys are organized by region and support the 1000-person statewide juvenile bar that represents the 20-25,000 kids involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems by advancing education Advocacy.

Who funds Youth Advocacy Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$54,450
Equal Justice WorksFellowship Support$50,000
Givengain Foundation USAAs Recommended By Donor Via Platform$45,119
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at Youth Advocacy Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Marlies SpanjaardPresident and Chief Executive Officer$0
Michele ScavongelliExecutive Director$30,042
Joshua DohanPresident - Yaf / President Yaf and Director of Yad / Vice President$0
Amy FeinmanClerk$0
Theresa FlahertyVice President$0
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Youth Advocacy Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$758,592
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$108
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$758,700

Form 990s for Youth Advocacy Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-15990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-16990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062021-01-27990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $45,119 from Givengain Foundation USA
October 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Equal Justice Works
August 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 4, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsYouth development programsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHuman rightsChildrenPublic policyCriminal justice
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
75 Federal St 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
youthadvocacyfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(617) 910-5840
IRS details
EIN
04-3583353
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
O01: Youth Development Alliances and Advocacy
NAICS code, primary
813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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