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JUST AS I AM YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $284K · expenses $580K · assets $64K

EIN
46-5411418
Address
PO BOX 20226, BROOKLYN, NY 11202-0226
Website
WWW.JAIAYOUTH.ORG
NTEE code
O50
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

JAIA'S MISSION IS TO PARTNER AND CO-CREATE WITH YOUTH IN ORDER TO PROMOTE MINDFUL, HEALTHY, AND SAFE COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRANSORMATIVE PERSONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Gena Jefferson CEO & PRESIDENT2021-2024 $143,987$428,120 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sally Hipscher BOARD VICE PRESIDENT2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Veronica Rosario BOARD SECRETARY2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Nadira Ramcharan BOARD TREASURER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey P Coleman BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Rev Elease Welch (former) BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Matthew Warmuth (former) Board Member2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $144K · 6 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENA JEFFERSON CEO & PRESIDENT40 $134,523$0$9,464 $143,9871
SALLY HIPSCHER BOARD VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
VERONICA ROSARIO BOARD SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
NADIRA RAMCHARAN BOARD TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY P COLEMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $130K · 9 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENA JEFFERSON CEO & PRESIDENT40 $120,818$0$9,600 $130,4181
SALLY HIPSCHER BOARD VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
VERONICA ROSARIO BOARD SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
NADIRA RAMCHARAN BOARD TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
REV ELEASE WELCH BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $124K · 3 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENA JEFFERSON CEO & PRESIDENT40 $123,715$0$0 $123,7151
SALLY HIPSCHER BOARD VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
VERONICA ROSARIO BOARD SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
NADIRA RAMCHARAN BOARD TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
REV ELEASE WELCH BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gena C Jefferson CEO & President12 $30,000-$0 $30,0001
Sally Hipscher Board Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Veronica Rosario Board Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Matthew Warmuth Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Nadira Ramcharan Board Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Rev Elease Welch Board Member Emeritus0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$284,304$579,995 $64,487$17,787 $275,672$0 $162,283625
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$520,457$502,653 $353,204$297,210 $511,391$0 $146,531913
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$529,818$307,876 $304,273$279,406 $529,818$0 $134,963310
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$519,818$292,231 $293,898$284,814 $519,818$0 $125,346310
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,436$98,129 $57,464$57,464 $127,953$0 ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $711,257 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$480,000 2024$100,000
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NEW YORK WOMENS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$140,000 2024$60,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$56,926 2024$14,883
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PLEDGELING FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$14,451 2023$6,809
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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NEW YORK CITY ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT Public charity Exact 2016 1$7,601 2016$7,601
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JUST AS I AM YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC” 2022-2024 3$2,100 2024$400
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JUST AS I AM YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC” 2018 1$100 2018$100
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JUST AS I AM YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INC” 2021-2022 2$79 2022$13
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HFL YOUTH LACROSSE INCNYO50 $334,160$355,206 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGE YOUTH ORGANIZATION INCNYO50 $250,774$249,500 Director$40,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
A FAIR SHAKE FOR YOUTH INCNYO50 $276,311$212,312 Exec Director$85,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE ADDISON YOUTH CENTER INCNYO50 $245,993$250,010 DIRECTOR$34,880 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
100CAMERAS INCNYO50 $285,412$234,120 CEO$28,793 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
VERNON AVENUE PROJECT INCNYO50 $258,275$476,900 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CONFIDENT GIRL MENTORING PROGRAM INCNYO50 $268,660$232,293 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
WEST BABYLON COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER INCNYO50 $280,685$280,065 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
SCHENECTADY YOUTH BOXING & FITNESS INCNYO50 $303,180$247,139 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
SEEDS IN THE MIDDLE INCNYO50 $283,237$272,927 director$144,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
HOW OUR LIVES LINK ALTOGETHERNYO50 $250,916$463,879 Director$50,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
ALLIED FOUNDATION INCNYO50 $286,512$276,800 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$134,242 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUNG COACHES PROGRAM CORPORATIONNYO50 $307,624$333,629 CEO$39,358 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
LEE A ARCHER RED TAIL YOUTH FLYING PROGRAMNYO50 $287,863$574,724 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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BANEINU INCNYO50 $256,372$256,200 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE INCNYO50 $271,834$216,976 EXECUTIVE DI$82,500 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CITY SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION INCNYO50 $291,513$327,628 President$62,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,289,00036 152018–2024 LAUNCHING YOU INC; PRESENCIA INC; ELEVATE YOUTH INC; PEBBLE TOSSERS INC and 11 more
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY DAF sponsor$919,0003 12022–2024 LEE A ARCHER RED TAIL YOUTH FLYING PROGRAM
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$721,32942 172016–2024 PEBBLE TOSSERS INC; ELEVATE YOUTH INC; PRESENCIA INC; NEWYORKREP LLC and 13 more
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$600,0006 12019–2024 CHICANO & LATINO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$574,08814 72013–2024 PRESENCIA INC; ELEVATE YOUTH INC; UNITED JEWISH CHILDRENS FUND; YOUTH IMPACT PROGRAM INC and 3 more
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$508,63614 12010–2024 MEDIA POWER YOUTH
TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC DAF sponsor$500,0004 12017–2021 BENT ON LEARNING INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$480,01922 72014–2024 EMPOWER HOPE USA; YOUTH 4 ORPHANS INC; COLORADO YOUNG LEADERS; SOUTHSIDE YOUTH OUTREACH INC and 3 more
UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY DAF sponsor$455,0003 12022–2024 HOW OUR LIVES LINK ALTOGETHER
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KRESGE FOUNDATION Private foundation$443,2008 12016–2021 YOUNG NATION
SURDNA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$420,0008 22012–2019 YOUNG NATION; VERNON AVENUE PROJECT INC
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation$352,80016 22011–2022 CHICANO & LATINO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT; VOICE OF YOUTH INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $579,995 spent · pay $366,759 · grants $0 · events $8,242
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $162,283$91,933$32,741$37,609 28.0%
Other salaries and wages $161,444$158,018$862$2,564 27.8%
Fees: other services $124,331$118,288-$6,043 21.4%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $41,439$41,439-- 7.1%
Payroll taxes $24,184$18,864$2,418$2,902 4.2%
Other employee benefits $18,848$17,257$654$937 3.2%
Fees: accounting $13,985-$13,985- 2.4%
Information technology $9,221$7,192$922$1,107 1.6%
Occupancy $7,818$6,098$782$938 1.3%
Other (as described) EventEVENT RENTALS $4,717$4,717-- 0.8%
Office expenses $4,164$3,248$417$499 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,525$3,525-- 0.6%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $1,578$1,578-- 0.3%
Travel $1,209$1,209-- 0.2%
Insurance $914$713$91$110 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $335$335-- 0.1%
Total$579,995100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $502,653 spent · pay $314,123 · grants $0 · events $7,242
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $146,531$74,283$37,473$34,775 29.2%
Other salaries and wages $132,863$132,863-- 26.4%
Fees: other services $89,808$86,401-$3,407 17.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $52,383$52,383-- 10.4%
Payroll taxes $21,088$15,816$2,742$2,530 4.2%
Other employee benefits $13,641$12,631$621$389 2.7%
Office expenses $10,626$7,969$1,382$1,275 2.1%
Information technology $8,501$6,376$1,105$1,020 1.7%
Occupancy $8,340$6,255$1,084$1,001 1.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,304$4,304-- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $3,208$3,208-- 0.6%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $3,077$3,077-- 0.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT RENTALS $2,938$2,938-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $2,572-$2,572- 0.5%
Travel $1,565$1,565-- 0.3%
Insurance $1,208$906$157$145 0.2%
Total$502,653100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $307,876 spent · pay $195,926 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $134,963$67,481$33,741$33,741 43.8%
Fees: other services $59,044$59,044-- 19.2%
Other salaries and wages $45,992$33,854$7,879$4,259 14.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $23,339$23,339-- 7.6%
Payroll taxes $14,457$8,096$3,325$3,036 4.7%
Information technology $7,299$4,087$1,679$1,533 2.4%
Advertising and promotion $7,290$7,290-- 2.4%
Office expenses $5,917$3,314$1,360$1,243 1.9%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $4,372$4,372-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $3,933-$3,933- 1.3%
Insurance $756$423$174$159 0.2%
Other employee benefits $514$288$118$108 0.2%
Total$307,876100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $98,129 spent · pay $58,071 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,071 59.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,485 29.0%
Fees to independent contractors $11,573 11.8%
Total$98,129100%

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