EIN 45-5220294

Youth Ambassadors

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
31
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Youth Ambassadors empowers underserved teens aged 14-18 by providing social emotional learning, trauma healing, violence prevention, and skill training. Through summer and academic year programming, it serves up to 300 youth annually. Its mission is to help these youth become future community leaders by empowering them with important life skills, soft job skills, creative expression, and adult mentors who are willing and able to work for positive change.
Total revenues
$529,988
2023
Total expenses
$828,478
2023
Total assets
$311,915
2023
Num. employees
31
2023

Program areas at Youth Ambassadors

Youth Ambassadors empowers underserved teens, ages 14-18 through social emotional learning, trauma healing, violence prevention, and skill training. Youth Ambassadors served 432 youth in 2023 through summer and academic year programming. Youth Ambassadors teaches self-efficacy through programs during non-school hours when youth are most susceptible to negative influences. Through creative programming, Ambassadors gain the necessary tools needed to continue their education and/or enter the job market successfully. Through specialized training courses, Ambassadors learn banking skills, and fiscal responsibility, workplace parameters, and personal accountability. Students strengthen their skills through training courses such as Health & Wellness, Youth Entrepreneurship, Community Development, Life & Job Skills, Creative Expression.

Who funds Youth Ambassadors

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSupport for Academic, Career Training, and Social Emotional Learning Afterschool and Summer Programming for 250 Youth Each Year. 202107-10931$100,000
Health Forward Foundation / Health Care Foundation of Greater KC2023 Support$60,000
The Francis Family FoundationSmall Arts Grant - General Operating Support$37,000
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Youth Ambassadors

NameTitleCompensation
Monique JohnstonExecutive Director 4.21.21 - 12.31.21$81,818
Peter LongBoard President$0
Margaret CarmodyTreasurer$0
Cass ButlerPresident / Director$0
Cass Butler DunlapBoard President
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Youth Ambassadors

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$549,880
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-20,095
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$203
Total revenues$529,988

Form 990s for Youth Ambassadors

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-12990View PDF
2022-122023-10-31990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-11-03990View PDF
2019-122020-11-05990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 3, 2025
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $12,500 from Oppenstein Brothers Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
January 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
December 31, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Youth service charitiesArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesChildren
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 22867
Kansas City, MO 64113
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
County
Jackson County, MO
Website URL
youthambassadorskc.org/ 
Phone
(816) 793-3833
IRS details
EIN
45-5220294
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A25: Arts Education, Schools of Art
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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