YOUTH LIFE SKILLS ACADEMY

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $174K · expenses $106K · assets $118K

EIN
84-3715093
Address
10541 SW NAEVE ST, TIGARD, OR 97224-3516
Website
WWW.YLSABASKETBALL.COM
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

YOUTH LIFE SKILLS ACADEMY (YLSA) IS DEDICATED TO MEETING YOUTH IN THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EMPOWER THEM TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THEIR DREAMS. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A POSITIVE STRUCTURED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING LIFE SKILLS THROUGH SPORTS AND BASKETBALL. WE PROVIDE POSITIVE AND MEASURABLE LIFE SKILLS THROUGH EXPERIENCING OUR STRUCTURED EVENTS THAT OCCUR DURING BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE K-12 SCHOOL CALENDAR.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Michael Holton PRESIDENT2021-2023 $8,000$17,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Lashell Holton SECRETARY2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Nick Seed BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
David Morrow BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Desiree Jones BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL HOLTON PRESIDENT10 $8,000-- $8,0001
LASHELL HOLTON SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
NICK SEED BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DAVID MORROW BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DESIREE JONES BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL HOLTON PRESIDENT10 $9,000-- $9,0001
LASHELL HOLTON SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
NICK SEED BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DAVID MORROW BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DESIREE JONES BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL HOLTON PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
LASHELL HOLTON SECRETARY2 $0-- $01
NICK SEED BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DAVID MORROW BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DESIREE JONES BOARD MEMBER1 $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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$174,182$105,869 $118,012$118,012 $174,182- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,202$69,396 $49,699$49,699 $80,202- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,400$15,507 $38,893$38,893 $54,400- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $80,778 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. 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
PORTLAND OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER INC Public charity Exact 2021, 2023 2$79,528 2023$25,000
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MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “YOUTH LIFE SKILLS ACADEMY” 2023 1$1,250 2023$1,250
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$448,65832 112016–2024 MOSAIC INTERFAITH YOUTH ACTION INC; MONARCH ACADEMY; INVEST IN YOUTH; THE SOUTHWEST NATIVE-AMERICAN FOUNDATION and 7 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$408,93028 122014–2024 YOUTH LEADERSHIP OF MEMPHIS INC; WOMEN OF THE DREAM; MOSAIC INTERFAITH YOUTH ACTION INC; LAKE OCONEE YOUTH ALLIANCE INC and 8 more
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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.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $105,869 spent · pay $55,914 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,914 52.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,806 30.0%
Fees to independent contractors $9,155 8.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,920 8.4%
Printing, publications, postage $74 0.1%
Total$105,869100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $69,396 spent · pay $17,660 · grants $27,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $27,500 39.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $17,660 25.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,036 20.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,420 9.3%
Fees to independent contractors $3,780 5.4%
Total$69,396100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $15,507 spent · pay $3,525 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,637 75.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,525 22.7%
Printing, publications, postage $345 2.2%
Total$15,507100%

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