2025-09-25T17:01:52-04:00 2024-12-31 561042836 GOULD KILLIAN CPA GROUP PA 100 COXE AVE ASHEVILLE NC 288012354 990 2024-01-01 205675764 YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC YOUT 8668813721 PMB 128 30 WESTGATE PARKWAY ASHEVILLE NC 28806 REBBY KERN BOARD CHAIR 8668813721 2025-09-25 true false HARVEY W JENKINS CPA P00061110 8282580363 2025-09-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X REBBY KERN PMB 128 30 WESTGATE PARKWAY ASHEVILLE NC 28806 492035 false X HTTP://YOUTHOUTRIGHT.ORG X 2006 NC OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH ALL QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH ARE SUPPORTED TO REALIZE THEIR POWER AND AUTONOMY THROUGH SELF-DETERMINATION. WE HELP YOUTH RESIST OPPRESSION BY BUILDING COMMUNITY, HEALING, AND GROWING TOGETHER. YOUTH OUTRIGHT ENGAGES IN INTERSECTIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A FOCUS ON GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE. 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WE STARTED THE YEAR BY MOVING INTO THE TZEDEK SOCIAL JUSTICE FUNDS BUILDING, WHERE STAFF WOULD HAVE OFFICES AND OUR PROGRAMS WOULD HAVE A HOME BASE IN THEIR COMMUNITY ROOM. WE INCREASED OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FROM ONE PER MONTH TO ONE PER WEEK ON WEDNESDAYS. OUR PROGRAMS TEAM WORKED TO STRENGTHEN OUR CURRICULAR OFFERINGS, INCLUDING TOPICS LIKE BINARY MAPPING, ZINE MAKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, NEURODIVERGENCE AND QUEERNESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE HISTORY, AND SO MUCH MORE. OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS AT A CONSISTENT LOCATION LED TO INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND GREATER EXPOSURE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF 2024, WE EVALUATED YOUTH NEEDS AND DEVELOPED A CLEARER VISION FOR WHAT A QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER COULD OFFER THIS REGION. WE ALSO HIRED A COMMUNICATIONS INTERN TO MEET THE NEED FOR MORE MARKETING TO REACH OUR CORE AUDIENCE. AT THE END OF MAY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SIX YEARS MOVED ON TO A POSITION AT THE GSA NETWORK, WITH WHICH WE WORK CLOSELY IN OUR ROLE AS THE GSA NETWORK OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2024, WE HAD OVER 170 GSA CLUBS REGISTERED WITH US THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH WE SUPPORT THROUGH CURRICULAR RESOURCES, TRAININGS, AND ADVOCACY. IN THE MIDST OF A SIGNIFICANT STAFFING TRANSITION, OUR STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD TRANSPARENT AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEXT STEPS. WE DECIDED THAT, INSTEAD OF CONDUCTING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH, WE REDIRECTED RESOURCES TO OPENING A YOUTH CENTER AND ADDRESSING STAFF PAY EQUITY. NOW ALL OF OUR STAFF MAKE THE SAME BASE PAY, AND WE ARE A LIVABLE WAGE CERTIFIED. WE NAMED OUR PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AND FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AS INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP AND WITH THE SEEDS OF OPENING A CENTER PLANTED, NEW COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WERE EMERGING. YOUTH OUTRIGHT INITIATED A FORMAL TWO-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEMSON UNIVERSITY'S REYSE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED THE ORGANIZATION WITH IMPACTFUL, PEER-REVIEWED INSIGHTS INTO OUR PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. IN JUNE, WE KICKED OFF PRIDE MONTH BY HOSTING OUR 13TH ANNUAL QUEER YOUTH PROM WHERE WE WELCOMED NEARLY 200 LGBTQIA+ YOUTH TO A FANTASY THEMED NIGHT OF FUN. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST CHERISHED EVENTS AND PROVIDES YOUNG QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE WITH A SAFE, AFFIRMING SPACE TO EXPERIECE A PROM WITH THEIR PEERS. OUR ANNUAL STONEWALL PRIDE FAMILY PICNIC CONCLUDED THE MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS WITH A DRAG STORY HOUR, PICNIC, AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK. WITH A CENTER ON THE HORIZON, WE SAW A NEED FOR MORE PROGRAM STAFFING. THE YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, IN TURN, BECAME TWO PART-TIME PROGRAM ASSOCIATE POSITIONS. WE ALSO TRANSITIONED OUR COMMUNICATIONS INTERN INTO A COMMUNICATION MANAGER ROLE TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS OF OUR WORK. AS YOUTH OUTRIGHT GREW ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH VOICES TO GUIDE OUR WORK. WE DEVELOPED OUR FIRST YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH HELPED SHAPE THE DESIGN OF OUR NEW PROGRAMMING, ENSURING THAT OUR WORK WAS BOTH YOUTH-LED AND YOUTH-FOCUSED. THIS BOARD IS PAID FOR THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. AFTER 15 YEARS OF YOUTH OUTRIGHT PRIMARILY OPERATING AS A REMOTE ORGANIZATION, OUR DREAM OF ACQUIRING AN LGBTQIA+ YOUTH CENTER CAME TO FRUITION IN JULY 2024. WE SPENT TWO MONTHS SEEKING IN-KIND DONATIONS, BUILDING FURNITURE, AND DECORATING A SEVEN-ROOM SPACE TO SERVE AS AN AFFIRMING HUB FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE HIRED AN OPERATIONS MANAGER IN AUGUST TO HELP RUN THE CENTER AND INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO THE FIRST AND ONLY QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER IN THE 18-COUNTY REGION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WNC). WE BEGAN OFFERING TWO DROP-IN DAYS PER WEEK IN ADDITION TO OUR WEEKLY PROGRAMS. WE ARE PROUD THAT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO YOUTH THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF DONORS. AS WE WERE GETTING OUR FOOTING, WNC WAS HIT BY ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING HURRICANES IN U.S. HISTORY, LEAVING OUR REGION WITHOUT ANY POWER, CLEAN WATER, OR ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. ONCE OUR TEAM CONFIRMED THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, WE BEGAN PLANNING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE. WE DEVELOPED A THREE PART PLAN TO SUPPORT MUTUAL AID, DIRECT CASH TRANSFER, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING FOR QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A FREE STORE OFFERING HYGIENIC MATERIALS, HARM REDUCTION KITS, SAFER SEX SUPPLIES, AND GENDER AFFIRMING GARMENTS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024, OUR TEAM WORKED TO HELP MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE. IT TOOK MONTHS FOR POWER AND WATER TO BE RESTORED TO THE REGION, AND THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON THE AREA WERE DEVASTATING. WE OFFERED GROUP THERAPY, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, HOT MEALS, AND DISTRACTION ACTIVITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AS OUR COMMUNITY TRIED TO HEAL. DURING A THREE-MONTH PERIOD, WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 WORTH OF RESOURCES AND DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS TO LGBTQIA+ YOUTH FACING UNFATHOMABLE HARDSHIPS. WITH ITS MANY CHALLENGES, THIS TIME ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO YOUTH OUTRIGHT, AND WE CONTINUED TO SEE OUR YOUTH CENTER MEMBERSHIP GROW. BY THE END OF 2024, WE HAD JUST OVER 70 QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH MEMBERS. YOUTH OUTRIGHT HAS SUPPORTED AT LEAST ONE YOUTH EVERY DAY AT THE CENTER SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT, REALLY UNDERLINING THE VITAL NEED FOR OUR SPACE. IN DECEMBER, OUR INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WERE VOTED INTO AN ONGOING ROLE AS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE. 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FUNDS WERE USED FOR EMERGENCY RENT ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL BILLS, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS FOR LGBTQIA+ YOUTH AGES 24 AND UNDER. IN 2024, 85% OF DIRECT YOUTH PAYEMTN PROGRAM RECIPIENTS IDENTIFIED AS GENDER NON- CONFORMING, AND 43% IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH ALL QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH ARE SUPPORTED TO REALIZE THEIR POWER AND AUTONOMY THROUGH SELF-DETERMINATION. WE HELP YOUTH RESIST OPPRESSION BY BUILDING COMMUNITY, HEALING, AND GROWING TOGETHER. YOUTH OUTRIGHT ENGAGES IN INTERSECTIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A FOCUS ON GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE. OUR WORK INCLUDES PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 11-24, TRAINING FOR YOUTH- SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND ADVOCACY FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2024, YOUTH OUTRIGHT SAW GREAT GROWTH, ADAPTED TO CHANGES, AND OVERCAME UNIQUE CHALLENGES. WE STARTED THE YEAR BY MOVING INTO THE TZEDEK SOCIAL JUSTICE FUNDS BUILDING, WHERE STAFF WOULD HAVE OFFICES AND OUR PROGRAMS WOULD HAVE A HOME BASE IN THEIR COMMUNITY ROOM. WE INCREASED OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FROM ONE PER MONTH TO ONE PER WEEK ON WEDNESDAYS. OUR PROGRAMS TEAM WORKED TO STRENGTHEN OUR CURRICULAR OFFERINGS, INCLUDING TOPICS LIKE BINARY MAPPING, ZINE MAKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, NEURODIVERGENCE AND QUEERNESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE HISTORY, AND SO MUCH MORE. OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS AT A CONSISTENT LOCATION LED TO INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND GREATER EXPOSURE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF 2024, WE EVALUATED YOUTH NEEDS AND DEVELOPED A CLEARER VISION FOR WHAT A QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER COULD OFFER THIS REGION. WE ALSO HIRED A COMMUNICATIONS INTERN TO MEET THE NEED FOR MORE MARKETING TO REACH OUR CORE AUDIENCE. AT THE END OF MAY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SIX YEARS MOVED ON TO A POSITION AT THE GSA NETWORK, WITH WHICH WE WORK CLOSELY IN OUR ROLE AS THE GSA NETWORK OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2024, WE HAD OVER 170 GSA CLUBS REGISTERED WITH US THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH WE SUPPORT THROUGH CURRICULAR RESOURCES, TRAININGS, AND ADVOCACY. IN THE MIDST OF A SIGNIFICANT STAFFING TRANSITION, OUR STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD TRANSPARENT AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEXT STEPS. WE DECIDED THAT, INSTEAD OF CONDUCTING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH, WE REDIRECTED RESOURCES TO OPENING A YOUTH CENTER AND ADDRESSING STAFF PAY EQUITY. NOW ALL OF OUR STAFF MAKE THE SAME BASE PAY, AND WE ARE A LIVABLE WAGE CERTIFIED. WE NAMED OUR PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AND FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AS INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP AND WITH THE SEEDS OF OPENING A CENTER PLANTED, NEW COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WERE EMERGING. YOUTH OUTRIGHT INITIATED A FORMAL TWO-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEMSON UNIVERSITY'S REYSE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED THE ORGANIZATION WITH IMPACTFUL, PEER-REVIEWED INSIGHTS INTO OUR PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. IN JUNE, WE KICKED OFF PRIDE MONTH BY HOSTING OUR 13TH ANNUAL QUEER YOUTH PROM WHERE WE WELCOMED NEARLY 200 LGBTQIA+ YOUTH TO A FANTASY THEMED NIGHT OF FUN. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST CHERISHED EVENTS AND PROVIDES YOUNG QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE WITH A SAFE, AFFIRMING SPACE TO EXPERIECE A PROM WITH THEIR PEERS. OUR ANNUAL STONEWALL PRIDE FAMILY PICNIC CONCLUDED THE MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS WITH A DRAG STORY HOUR, PICNIC, AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK. WITH A CENTER ON THE HORIZON, WE SAW A NEED FOR MORE PROGRAM STAFFING. THE YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, IN TURN, BECAME TWO PART-TIME PROGRAM ASSOCIATE POSITIONS. WE ALSO TRANSITIONED OUR COMMUNICATIONS INTERN INTO A COMMUNICATION MANAGER ROLE TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS OF OUR WORK. AS YOUTH OUTRIGHT GREW ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH VOICES TO GUIDE OUR WORK. WE DEVELOPED OUR FIRST YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH HELPED SHAPE THE DESIGN OF OUR NEW PROGRAMMING, ENSURING THAT OUR WORK WAS BOTH YOUTH-LED AND YOUTH-FOCUSED. THIS BOARD IS PAID FOR THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. AFTER 15 YEARS OF YOUTH OUTRIGHT PRIMARILY OPERATING AS A REMOTE ORGANIZATION, OUR DREAM OF ACQUIRING AN LGBTQIA+ YOUTH CENTER CAME TO FRUITION IN JULY 2024. WE SPENT TWO MONTHS SEEKING IN-KIND DONATIONS, BUILDING FURNITURE, AND DECORATING A SEVEN-ROOM SPACE TO SERVE AS AN AFFIRMING HUB FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE HIRED AN OPERATIONS MANAGER IN AUGUST TO HELP RUN THE CENTER AND INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO THE FIRST AND ONLY QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER IN THE 18-COUNTY REGION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WNC). WE BEGAN OFFERING TWO DROP-IN DAYS PER WEEK IN ADDITION TO OUR WEEKLY PROGRAMS. WE ARE PROUD THAT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO YOUTH THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF DONORS. AS WE WERE GETTING OUR FOOTING, WNC WAS HIT BY ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING HURRICANES IN U.S. HISTORY, LEAVING OUR REGION WITHOUT ANY POWER, CLEAN WATER, OR ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. ONCE OUR TEAM CONFIRMED THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, WE BEGAN PLANNING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE. WE DEVELOPED A THREE PART PLAN TO SUPPORT MUTUAL AID, DIRECT CASH TRANSFER, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING FOR QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A FREE STORE OFFERING HYGIENIC MATERIALS, HARM REDUCTION KITS, SAFER SEX SUPPLIES, AND GENDER AFFIRMING GARMENTS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024, OUR TEAM WORKED TO HELP MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE. IT TOOK MONTHS FOR POWER AND WATER TO BE RESTORED TO THE REGION, AND THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON THE AREA WERE DEVASTATING. WE OFFERED GROUP THERAPY, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, HOT MEALS, AND DISTRACTION ACTIVITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AS OUR COMMUNITY TRIED TO HEAL. DURING A THREE-MONTH PERIOD, WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 WORTH OF RESOURCES AND DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS TO LGBTQIA+ YOUTH FACING UNFATHOMABLE HARDSHIPS. WITH ITS MANY CHALLENGES, THIS TIME ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO YOUTH OUTRIGHT, AND WE CONTINUED TO SEE OUR YOUTH CENTER MEMBERSHIP GROW. BY THE END OF 2024, WE HAD JUST OVER 70 QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH MEMBERS. YOUTH OUTRIGHT HAS SUPPORTED AT LEAST ONE YOUTH EVERY DAY AT THE CENTER SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT, REALLY UNDERLINING THE VITAL NEED FOR OUR SPACE. IN DECEMBER, OUR INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WERE VOTED INTO AN ONGOING ROLE AS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE. WE ARE A STRONG TEAM OF QUEER AND NON-GENDER CONFIRMING INDIVIDUALS DEEPLY COMMITED TO OUR MISSION TO SERVE LGBTQIA+ YOUNG PEOPLE IN WNC AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT 2025 BRINGS YOUTH OUTRIGHT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED CAN APPLY ONLINE OR BY SHOW INTEREST BY EMAIL. THERE IS AN INITIAL INTEREST MEETING, FOLLOWED BY A MEETING WITH STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A VOTE OCCURS DURING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. IF VOTED IN, ONBOARDING OCCURS WITH BOARD CHAIR AND/OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ACCOUNTANT. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. THE BOARD DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE BECAUSE WE UTILIZE AN EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL TO ENSURE ACCURACY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD REVIEWS AND REQUESTS DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY. BOARD MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ABSTAIN FROM ANY DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO CONFLICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DOCUMENTS THE DECISION IN ITS MINUTES. COMPARABILITY DATA WAS USED IN THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII ADRIAN PARRA WAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH MAY 31, 2024. AFTER PARRA'S DEPARTURE TO TAKE A POSITION IN AN UNRELATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES WERE SHARED JOINTLY BY EMMA ANDERSON, FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND REBECCA (BECK) MARTENS, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, FROM JUNE 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII FOR ANDERSON AND MARTENS WAS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, BUT INCLUDES COMPENSATION FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM WORK, RESPECTIVELY, AS WELL AS THEIR CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES.