EIN 91-2134499

Youth Speaks

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
23
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Youth Speaks empowers leaders, artists, and activists through written and oral literacies in safe spaces nationwide, based in San Francisco.
Total revenues
$5,083,905
2023
Total expenses
$2,936,682
2023
Total assets
$9,383,494
2023
Num. employees
23
2023

Program areas at Youth Speaks

Bay area programs - every time a thought is put into words, it is a creative act (thus the term, language arts). The same way a student recognizes and is able to practice visual arts by learning images, drawing, painting, and/or sculpting, a person's language skills expand the more s/he communicates ideas, problems, feelings, and solutions. Our local programming sits at the core of Youth Speaks. Programs such as our after school workshops, in-school residencies, uncer 21 open mic, bringing the noise for martin luther king jr., teen poetry slam, unified district poetry clam, oakland poet laureate, queeriosity and mc olympics, fully embody our unique pedagogy which combines arts education, Youth development, performance and civic engagement. We believe that our strength as a national leader is intrinsically connected to the depth and excellence of our core local programs and pedagogy. Youth Speaks is also actively creating professional development training opportunities and pathways as part of bay area program. We developed the first sound institute in collaboration with the university of san francisco school of education, to bring together artists and secondary educators from across the bay area and beyond to provide insight into our pedagogy, our philosophical underpinnings of our Youth development, and our arts development practices.
Theater program - Youth Speaks theater program is committed to producing literary performance in the verse of our time. Aesthetically urban, pedagogically freirean, our theater program derives personal performed narratives out of interdisciplinary collaboration. Though its methodology includes dance, music, and film, the company's emphasis is spoken storytelling.we support the creation of verse-based work that is spoken through the body, illustrated by visual and sonic scores, and in communication with the important social issues and movements of the immediate moment. Youth Speaks theater program is also centrally focused on supporting the next generation of theater artists, technical personnel and leaders, including writers, directors, performers and producers, through our emerging artists fellowship. Emerging artists fellows are alumni of Youth Speaks Youth programs and the brave new voices network.
National & field building programs - (1) brave new voices -- youthspeaks first founded the brave new voices (or "bnv") festival as thenational Youth poetry slam in 1998, after the success of the local workin the bay area. The first slam had four teams; we now have 55competing teams and five to ten non-competing teams join us each year.bnv is about bringing together young poets from across the globe sothat they can create new pathways toward artistic growth, civicengagement, and Youth development. Bnv takes place in a different cityeach year, and reaches up to 200,000 people each festival. Beginning infy14, the program was expanded to include the bnv network initiative, acomprehensive multi-year initiative to support programs andorganizations in the field of arts education and Youth development through grants, consulting services, fellowships, and other resources,from within the existing bnv network and beyond, to become stronger,more sustainable, and more impactful organizations. (2) the biggerpicture is a collaboration between Youth Speaks, and the university ofcalifornia, san francisco center for vulnerable populations designed tocombat the rising epidemic of type 2 diabetes by empowering Youth tochange the conversation about the disease, and work to change thesocial, cultural and environmental factors that have led to its spread,in the bay area and throughout California. We aim to inspire youngpeople to challenge and name the institutional, environmental andsocial causes of type 2 diabetes. It is our hope that by raising theirvoice, taking action and joining the conversation, they will inevitablyalter the trajectory of the disease, and provide Youth with a virtualplatform, and real life performance opportunities for their stories tobe heard. (3) life is living is a collaborative community-based projectthat tests ideas about engaging Youth, presenting public art, fosteringliteracy and storytelling, developing arts audiences, establishingnon-traditional partnerships, transforming the environmental justicemovement, and catalyzing community-building.

Grants made by Youth Speaks

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Urban Word NYCGeneral Operating Support$100,000
Young Chicago AuthorsGeneral Operating Support$100,000
Words Beats and LifeGeneral Operating Support$75,000
...and 17 more grants made

Who funds Youth Speaks

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIn Support of General Operations$200,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$138,750
William and Flora Hewlett FoundationFor Strengthening Organizational Infrastructure and Fund Development Capacity$100,000
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at Youth Speaks

NameTitleCompensation
Michelle LeeExecutive Director / Board Member$171,602
Jeffrey FrancoPast Executive Director / Interim Ex Director$145,000
Jennifer LouPast Executive Director / Secretary$92,329
Tim HaydockSecretary$0
Renee DupreeChair$0
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for Youth Speaks

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,833,242
Program services$159,423
Investment income and dividends$85,402
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$5,838
Total revenues$5,083,905

Form 990s for Youth Speaks

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-13990View PDF
2022-062022-11-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-16990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062020-09-29990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 14, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF)
July 8, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman servicesChildren
Characteristics
Political advocacyState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
265 Shotwell St Unit B
San Francisco, CA 94110
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
youthspeaks.org/ 
Phone
(415) 255-9035
Facebook page
youthspeaks 
IRS details
EIN
91-2134499
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
121342
FTB Entity ID
2259685
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-09-18
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