2024-04-24T07:43:23-05:00 2023-12-31 010494526 Baker Newman & Noyes PO Box 507 Portland ME 04112 990 2023-01-01 814133634 The Yellow Tulip Project YELL 2074158729 63 Federal Street Portland ME 04101 Suzanne Fox Executive Director 2074158729 2024-04-22 1 Suzanne Fox 999009999 0 Connor Smart P02285543 2078792100 2024-04-22 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Suzanne Fox 63 Federal Street Portland ME 04101 385639 0 X https://theyellowtulipproject.org/ X 2016 ME To build communities designed to foster mental health awareness and to support youth movements around hope. 10 10 4 615 0 0 447065 370048 0 1500 11 13 -4232 -5528 442844 366033 4800 0 0 0 7492 139556 40709 7913 14432 130397 90427 183398 237896 259446 128137 484234 612371 0 0 484234 612371 X To smash the stigma surrounding mental illness and to build a community of people who realize that hope happens when youth and community leaders work together. We hope that someday mental illness will be as normal to talk about as any physical illness, and are fiercely dedicated to making this goal a reality. 0 0 203115 0 3438 Our message of hope, community, and stigma reduction continued to resonate to more and more young people and adult allies, as seen by the steady increase of youth ambassadors and new communities joining our youth-led momentum in 2023. We are well aware of the staggering numbers of youth suicides and the surging youth mental health crisis in our country, and continue to be fiercely committed to making a difference in this important space. We now have 620+ youth ambassadors actively bringing YTP's programming and Hope Gardens to their schools, with new ambassadors joining in 2023.(Continued on Schedule O)In addition, hope gardeners planted bulbs in 2023 in new Hope Gardens. We know that talking about and addressing mental health at earlier ages is so important, and in 2023 we received funding to expand our Creative Daily Practice and Art Based Nature Programming to new elementary and middle schools across the United States. We also received funds to pilot a new arts program for BIPOC youth called EXPRESS, as well as funds to produce 'Young Men Moving Mountains', an exhibit geared towards smashing the particular mental health stigma that young men face.In 2022 we went through a rigorous interview process to identify youth leaders to sit on our first Youth Leadership Board (YLB). In 2023, we revised the model to pay 7 young people at a professional level to engage on Our Team. Each YLB leader directs a committee and they work together to plan events and programs. We know that we are continuing to make a difference in schools and communities based on the results of our 2023 post-event surveys. For example, our surveys indicated that: - 96% of individuals felt more connected to their communities after participating in an YTP event; - 88% of individuals felt YTP events helped to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness; and - 88% of individuals felt more hopeful after participating in a YTP event. Finally, in 2023, we were selected to present at national and international conferences and events including: hosting the roundtable dialogue "Smash the Stigma: Youth Voices on Mental Health in the Arctic" with the Arctic Council; Presented the Keynote speech at The GFWC Fall Conference; and presented at the Maine Youth Action Network Fall Conference and hosted the library talk series "Let's Talk About it!" at various library events nationwide. 203115 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ME X The Organization 2074158729 63 Federal Street Portland ME 04101 Danielle Whyte Director 5.00 X 1736 0 0 Conrad Gabriel Director 5.00 X 1470 0 0 Liz Bengis Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brooke Fulton Director 3.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Hansen Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anna Mullen Director (part year) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Johann Sabbath Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 William Wahrer Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Featherstone Chair 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Matt Buonopane Treasurer 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Caitlin DerSimonian Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Suzanne Fox Executive Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 3206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21000 349048 500 370048 Speaker Engagement 900099 1500 1500 1500 13 13 800 800 7844 21000 16110 -8266 -8266 5434 3496 1938 1938 366033 3438 0 -7453 130023 130023 69 69 9464 9464 5603 5603 2950 2950 7913 7913 14900 14900 19424 9712 4856 4856 6651 3325 1663 1663 4314 2157 2157 3252 1626 1626 1494 1494 Youth Directors 19133 19133 Youth Engagement 5466 5466 Exhibits 4030 4030 Hope Gardens 3210 3210 237896 203115 20349 14432 484234 459890 0 152481 484234 612371 0 0 X 484234 612371 484234 612371 484234 612371 128137 0 X 0 0 0 X 55636 81315 225147 447065 370048 1179211 55636 81315 225147 447065 370048 1179211 316855 862356 3537 2500 11 813 6861 4340 4340 1190412 4688 0.72440 0.77130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Holiday Gala 16286 11857 4429 3517 3517 7035 Golf Tournament 12558 9143 3415 2041 28844 21000 7844 3517 3517 9076 16110 -8266 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Suzanne Fox, who served as the Organization's Executive Director during the year, and Julia Hansen, who served on the Organization's Board, share a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Organizations engages with an independent accounting firm to prepare its annual Form 990. Drafts of the Form 990 are provided to and reviewed by the Organization's Executive Director, Treasurer, and other members of the board for their consideration and approval prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization maintains a conflict of interest policy that is provided to each director upon their election to the Board, and at any time the policy is amended or updated. Board members are required to review the Organization's policy, acknowledge that they have read and understand the policy, and must disclose any known or potential conflicts to the Organization and its Board both at the time of their election and/or when any new conflicts arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 It is the formal policy of the Organization that directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors of the board; provided, however, that, by resolution of the Board, the directors may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and the expenses of attendance, if any, at each regular or special meeting of the Board, and that, except as otherwise provided by law, the Organization's Articles and Bylaws, no director shall be precluded from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service. The Board or a duly authorized committee thereof may fix the compensation, if any, of the President. The compensation of all other officers and employees of the Corporation shall be fixed by the President, subject to the Board's power to approve the annual budget. In general, individuals who are employees of the Corporation shall not be voting members of the Board. In those instances, however, where an individual is both a member of the Board and an employee, as a voting member of the Board who receives compensation from the Corporation either directly or indirectly, he or she is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to his or her compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements and tax returns are available to the public upon request.