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EIN 11-3272603

You Gotta Believe - The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
28
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
1995
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
P31: Adoption
Description
You Gotta Believe - The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement prevents homelessness and dire outcomes for pre-teens, teens, and young adults in foster care. It offers a ten-week parent preparation course to the general public throughout New York City and Long Island, conducts home studies and licensing for foster and adoptive parents, recruits parents specifically for children and youth, and provides youth foster care. It is located in Brooklyn, NY.
Also known as...
Ygb
Total revenues
$1,880,290
2023
Total expenses
$2,195,805
2023
Total assets
$3,767,687
2023
Num. employees
28
2023

Program areas at You Gotta Believe - The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement

Key programs include a ten-week parent preparation course offered to The general public throughout new york city and in long island; foster and adoptive parent home studies and licensing; intensive Child and youth-specific parent recruitment; youth foster/adoptive placement and monitoring; training and technical assistance to foster care agencies; "nobody ages out" advocacy on behalf of Older youth in foster care.

Who funds You Gotta Believe - The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Network for GoodUnrestricted$181,674
Impact 100 NycTo Support the Organization's Mission.$107,000
The Pinkerton FoundationYouth and Family Justice$100,000
...and 28 more grants received totalling $971,586

Personnel at You Gotta Believe - The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement

NameTitleCompensation
Jennifer PinderExecutive Director$160,077
Jennifer LucasDirector of Finance$47,390
Juan BattleBoard President$0
Amber WilliamsAdvocacy Committee Member$0
Maria LlerenaBoard Vice President$0
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for You Gotta Believe - The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,554,001
Program services$13,600
Investment income and dividends$29,055
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$165
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$684
Net income from fundraising events$281,285
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,500
Total revenues$1,880,290

Form 990s for You Gotta Believe - The Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-02-23990View PDF
2022-062023-03-31990View PDF
2021-062022-03-09990View PDF
2021-062022-03-01990View PDF
2020-062021-04-05990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $18,052 from Pledgeling Foundation
October 13, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $107,000 from Impact 100 Nyc
May 25, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildrenHomelessness
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
254 W 31st St 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
yougottabelieve.org/ 
Phone
(718) 372-3003
IRS details
EIN
11-3272603
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1995
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P31: Adoption
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0279344
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-12-31
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