2025-12-24T08:55:44-06:00 2025-06-30 721042866 KUSHNER LAGRAIZE LLC 3330 WEST ESPLANADE AVENUE STE 100 METAIRIE LA 70002 990 2024-07-01 421633060 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT C/O MELISSA SAWYER YOUT 5045221316 1600 ORETHA CASTLE HALEY BLVD NEW ORLEANS LA 70113 MELISSA SAWYER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5045221316 2025-12-24 1 0 MICHELLE B TRESCHWIG P02289745 5048389991 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MELISSA SAWYER 1600 ORETHA CASTLE HALEY BLVD NEW ORLEANS LA 70113 5331927 0 X WWW.YOUTHEMPOWERMENTPROJECT.ORG X 2004 LA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ENGAGES UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION, MENTORING AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS AND STRENGTHEN TIES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. 24 23 72 51 0 0 4457835 3832361 1169172 1055020 106504 65464 123792 180080 5857303 5132925 0 0 0 0 3927126 4345875 0 0 646021 2052168 1816946 5979294 6162821 -121991 -1029896 8805474 6847128 1495789 277519 7309685 6569609 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ENGAGES UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION, MENTORING AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS AND STRENGTHEN TIES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. 0 0 4506226 4396363 SEE SCHEDULE O. 4506226 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X MELISSA SAWYER 5045221316 1600 ORETHA CASTLE HALEY NEW ORLEANS LA 70113 SUZANNE RUSOVICH IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE BURKART CO-PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN ALLEN CO-PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANCHESCA LORIO VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CALVIN JOHNSON PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN CHASE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BOH TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOT CRAIG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATE DEKAY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA DEROKEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN EUSTIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS BARTELS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA HAMMACK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA POLITZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE GIARRUSSO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY ARATA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE WIELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY WALKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDERSON BAKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH HALE-GRIFFIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY MASSENGALE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEANNA RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA SAWYER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50.00 X 444174 0 14364 HAROLD HOWARD CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 50.00 X 117245 0 0 DARRIN MCCALL CHIEF OF STAFF 50.00 X 131277 0 0 JAMES MELOHN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 50.00 X 126989 0 0 JEROME JUPITER CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 50.00 X 125843 0 0 945528 0 14364 5 0 1 0 0 668800 800738 2362823 3832361 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 1055020 1055020 1055020 65464 65464 201300 668800 159465 41835 41835 177782 39537 138245 138245 5132925 1055020 0 245544 X 1065486 572122 286957 206407 2488330 1863116 321006 304208 54566 39135 11294 4137 483807 346989 100142 36676 253686 173174 49189 31323 246430 154193 48987 43250 83597 54256 14445 14896 135669 83982 48375 3312 334105 313592 19869 644 36053 20637 14337 1079 2415 2415 67488 60993 6495 127045 76022 51023 YOUTH RELATED SERVICES 624924 624924 MISCELLANEOUS 87409 76998 10411 0 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 53659 32189 21470 TRAINING 18152 13904 4159 89 6162821 4506226 1010574 646021 1270781 543362 37961 39110 95353 52888 1888139 639993 1209132 1248146 4115783 3998750 245796 2076464 719076 8805474 6847128 154218 116583 1203332 50000 138239 110936 1495789 277519 X 7274685 6323813 35000 245796 7309685 6569609 8805474 6847128 -1029896 289820 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 7198197 2841502 4321643 3925448 3832361 22119151 7198197 2841502 4321643 3925448 3832361 22119151 22119151 13457 3732 18334 106504 65464 207491 700 561047 436218 461 998426 23325068 0.94830 0.95100 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: RENTAL INCOME - OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 700. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 600. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 19,780. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 461. GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 560,447. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDITS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 416,438. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 226694 20027 925 245796 0.92000 0.08000 1 0 114305 114305 1057195 316407 740788 434154 73711 360443 247159 214549 32610 35326 35326 0 1248146 REIMBURSMENT RECEIVABLE 466634 UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES TO GIVE 115833 LONG TERM LEASE ASSET 110936 ACCRUED INTEREST 25673 719076 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 110936 110936 X 5669697 289820 47950 337770 5331927 -199002 -199002 5132925 6409773 47950 199002 246952 6162821 0 6162821 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN AND ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PART X, LINE 2: YEP RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, YEP DID NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COGS -39,537. DIRECT FUNDRASING EXPENSES -159,465. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COGS 39,537. DIRECT FUNDRASING EXPENSES 159,465. PART XII, LINE 2.D THIS AMOUNT REPRESENTS COST OF GOODS SOLD OF $39,537 AND DIRECT FUNDRASING EXPENSES OF $159,465, WHICH ARE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 12, BUT NOT ON LINE 1. PART XII, LINE 2.D THIS AMOUNT REPRESENTS COST OF GOODS SOLD OF $39,537 AND DIRECT FUNDRASING EXPENSES OF $159,465, WHICH ARE INCLUDED ON LINE 1, BUT NOT ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25. 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA 870100 668800 201300 159465 0 870100 668800 201300 159465 159465 41835 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MELISSA SAWYER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 194174 0 250000 0 0 0 5550 0 8814 0 458538 0 0 0 SCHEDULE J: PART I, LINE 3 THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CONDUCT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND REVIEW THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDENT PRESENTS THE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION REVIEW (WHICH INCLUDES LOOKING AT THE COMPENSATION OF CEOS FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NON-PROFITS) TO THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (WHICH CONSISTS OF ALL OFFICERS OF THE BOARD : PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENTS, TREASURER AND SECRETARY). A PROPOSED CHANGE IN COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MUST BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. IN 2025, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A ONE-TIME BONUS TO THE FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS AWARD REFLECTED THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S LEADERSHIP, LONG-TERM SERVICE, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S SUSTAINED SUCCESS AND GROWTH. THIS BONUS WAS FUNDED BY UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS AND DID NOT USE ANY GOVERNMENT, DONOR-RESTRICTED, OR PROGRAM-RESTRICTED FUNDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS THE 990 TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD REVIEWS AND AGREES TO THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND MUST DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CONDUCT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND REVIEW THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY AT THIS TIME. THE PRESIDENT PRESENTS THE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION REVIEW (WHICH INCLUDES LOOKING AT THE COMPENSATION OF CEOS FOR COMPARABLY SIZED NON-PROFITS) TO THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (WHICH CONSISTS OF ALL OFFICERS OF THE BOARD : PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENTS, TREASURER AND SECRETARY). A PROPOSED CHANGE IN COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MUST BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART III, LINE4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEP'S COMMUNITY IMPACT FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: YEP ENGAGED A TOTAL OF 1,067 INDIVIDUALS IN PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES. 99% OF PARTICIPANTS EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE AT YEP. 81% OF PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN A YEP PROGRAM. AT YEP EDUCATES, 142 STUDENTS EARNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA. AT YEP ENRICHES, 208 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT AND/OR SUMMER CAMP. OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMMING, 100% IMPROVED THEIR SKILLS. IN YEP MENTORS, 229 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND CASE MANAGEMENT. OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS, 97% HAD NO FURTHER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF PROGRAM COMPLETION. IN YEP WORKS, 138 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN EMPLOYMENT READINESS TRAINING. OF THOSE, 96% HAD A MEASUREABLE IMPROVEMENT IN EMPLOYABILITY AND 96% EARNED AN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGNIZATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS IN CHARGE OF THE AUDIT.