2026-06-17T15:32:17-06:00 2025-12-31 330890012 Pel & Associates 10833 Valley View St Ste 520 CYPRESS CA 90630 990 2025-01-01 900355477 URBAN YOUTH COLLABORATIVE % REV NATE LANDIS URBA 6195494953 PO BOX 124708 SAN DIEGO CA 92112 REV NATE LANDIS PRESIDENT 7145262668 2026-05-01 true KARI PEL P00120714 7145262668 2026-06-17 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REV NATE LANDIS PO BOX 124708 SAN DIEGO CA 92112 2019814 false X WWW.UYC.ORG X 2008 CA PRESENTING LIFE OPTIONS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO URBAN YOUTH IN SAN DIEGO (CA), SACRAMENTO/GRASS VALLEY (CA), COLUMBIA (SC), ATLANTA (GA), SPOKANE (WA), TIJUANA (MX), AND ADDIS ABABA (ET). 5 4 24 0 0 2134591 1967360 6444 37545 14621 14909 0 2155656 2019814 0 0 1120343 1050578 0 0 783882 982112 1904225 2032690 251431 -12876 855299 833585 41255 17796 814044 815789 PRESENTING LIFE OPTIONS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO URBAN YOUTH IN SAN DIEGO (CA), SACRAMENTO/GRASS VALLEY (CA), COLUMBIA (SC), ATLANTA (GA), SPOKANE (WA), TIJUANA (MX), AND ADDIS ABABA (ET). false false 1957780 PRESENTING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO URBAN YOUTH IN SAN DIEGO (CA), SACRAMENTO/GRASS VALLEY (CA), COLUMBIA (SC), ATLANTA (GA), SPOKANE (WA), TIJUANA (MX), AND ADDIS ABABA (ET). 44324 VISION NIGHT FUNDRAISING BANQUET: IN 2025, URBAN YOUTH COLLABORATIVE HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL VISION NIGHT FUNDRAISING BANQUET THAT RAISED OVER $100,000 IN GIFTS AND FUTURE PLEDGES FOR THE MINISTRYS CONTINUED OUTREACH AND EVANGELISM WORK WITH GENERATION Z AND GENERATION ALPHA. 30586 14100 PROJECT 25 COMMUNITY SERVICE CHALLENGE: EACH YEAR, STUDENTS FROM 30-50 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS PERFORM OVER VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SAN DIEGO, MEXICO, AND ATLANTA. WE CHALLENGE YOUNG LEADERS TO READ THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS IN MATTHEW 25. THEY PRAYERFULLY IDENTIFY A NEED IN THEIR SCHOOL, CITY, OR WORLD THAT THEY WANTED TO MEET IN THE NAME OF JESUS. THEN, THEY MADE A SHORT VIDEO GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF HOW THEY PUT THE FUNDS TO WORK ON BEHALF OF OTHERS. WE HOST ALL CLUBS AT A RED CARPET AWARDS CELEBRATION. COMMUNITY LEADERS PRESENT TROPHIES TO THE 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE PROJECTS THAT MADE THE MOST INCREDIBLE IMPACT WITH THEIR RESOURCES. OVER THE YEARS, STUDENTS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SUCH PROJECTS AS PURCHASING THE FREEDOM OF SLAVES IN SUDAN, DRILLING FRESH WATER WELLS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DESIGNING AN ANTI-BULLYING MURAL AT A SCHOOL WHERE BULLYING CAUSED A SUICIDE, FEEDING THE HOMELESS, SHARING THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS WITH FRIENDS, CLEANING UP BEACHES, AND OTHER MEANINGFUL OUTREACH EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE PAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OVER 350,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE HAS BEEN GENERATED BY STUDENTS LEADERS WHO RAISED OVER $250,000 TOWARD KINGDOM CAUSES (LOCAL AND GLOBAL) THAT JESUS CARES ABOUT. WEEKLY PROGRAM: OVER 8,000 YOUNG PEOPLE HEAR THE GOSPEL EVERY WEEK THROUGH THE STUDENT-INITIATED, STUDENT-LED FAITH CLUBS, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS MEETINGS THAT TAKE PLACE AT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN SAN DIEGO (CA), SACRAMENTO/GRASS VALLEY (CA), COLUMBIA (SC), ATLANTA (GA), SPOKANE (WA), TIJUANA (MX), AND ADDIS ABABA (ET). WE PROVIDE PHYSICAL FOOD, SPIRITUAL FOOD, DISCIPLESHIP OPPORTUNITIES, SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, AND ADOLESCENT GOAL-SETTING TRAINING EVERY WEEK TO STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT HEAR ABOUT JESUS OTHERWISE. THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR COALITION OF 100 LOCAL CHURCHES THAT COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEADERS. WE ALSO OFFER MENTORING, TUTORING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND SPORTS MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES. SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION DAY: THROUGHOUT EACH SCHOOL YEAR, UYC HOSTS A SERIES OF SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY. ALTOGETHER, A HUNDRED OR MORE VOLUNTEERS WORK ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES IN THE SOUTH BAY, INNER-CITY SAN DIEGO, EAST COUNTY, AND UP IN NORTH COUNTY, DEPENDING ON THE YEAR. BY MATCHING A CHURCHS CAPACITY WITH THE SCHOOLS NEEDS, WE ENVISION PROJECTS THAT RANGE FROM PAINTING, WEED REMOVAL, AND TRASH PICK-UP TO HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION. 6686 FCA SUMMER CAMP: IN 2025, UYC TRANSPLANTED 133 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTO THE SOIL OF POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY FOR A TRANSFORMATIONAL WEEK OF FCA SPORTS CAMP. THANKS TO THIS GENEROUS PARTNERSHIP WITH FCA, EACH STUDENT RECEIVES A SCHOLARSHIP TO EAT IN THE CAFETERIA, SLEEP IN THE DORMS, PRACTICE ON THE COURTS/FIELDS, AND EXPERIENCE LIFE ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS. IN THE EVENING, CAMPERS ATTEND A DYNAMIC TEAM CHAPEL SERVICE WITH POWERFUL WORSHIP AND BIBLICAL TEACHING. MANY STUDENTS MAKE COMMITMENTS TO CHRIST OR REDEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO JESUS. A WEEK AT COLLEGE ALSO PLANTS THE SEED OF PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE MINDS OF STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT THINK OF THEMSELVES AS COLLEGE-BOUND OTHERWISE. FCA PROVIDES OVER $60,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY TO MAKE THIS CAMP POSSIBLE FOR UYC KIDS. WHILE THESE FUNDS DO NOT COME THROUGH UYCS BOOKS, THEY GO DIRECTLY TO CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS THAT BENEFIT STUDENTS WE SERVE. OVER THE PAST EIGHTEEN YEARS, UYC HAS SENT 100-150 STUDENTS ANNUALLY TO THIS LIFE-CHANGING CAMP EXPERIENCE. FOOD FOR HUNGRY FAMILIES FACING FOOD INSECURITY: IN ADDITION TO FOOD FOR WEEKLY FAITH CLUBS AND SPORTS TEAMS, UYC PROVIDED RESTAURANT AND GROCERY CARDS FOR HUNGRY STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO AND MEXICO. DISCIPLESHIP: UYC TOOK OVER 123 STUDENTS THROUGH A PERSONALIZED DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO GROW THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND TEACH THEM TO BECOME REPRODUCING FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST. ONLINE & IN-PERSON TRAINING: THROUGH LIVE OUTDOOR EVENTS AND ONLINE GATHERINGS, UYC DEVELOPED TRAINING EXPERIENCES THAT EQUIPPED YOUTH WORKERS TO ENGAGE GEN Z AND GEN ALPHA EFFECTIVELY ON CAMPUS, VIRTUALLY, AND IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN SAN DIEGO AND BEYOND. OUR ONLINE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YEAR YEAR. IN 2025,URBAN YOUTH COLLABORATIVE CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS WITH MINISTRIES IN ETHIOPIA ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF EXPANDING OUR WORK INTO MORE COUNTRIES. IN 2025, DR. LANDIS BOOK GOD WANTS HIS KIDS BACK WAS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND AMHARIC TO EXPAND UYCS WORK IN AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICA. LOCALIZED LATE LUNCH LEARNING LABS: URBAN YOUTH COLLABORATIVE HOSTED LOCAL LEARNING LABS TO INSPIRE AND TRAIN PASTORS TO REACH STUDENTS BY EMPOWERING THEIR CONGREGATIONS FOR OUTREACH ON PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND BEYOND. SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUES: URBAN YOUTH COLLABORATIVE RECEIVED TWO FEDERAL GRANTS FOR WORK IN CALIFORNIA AND ONE STATE-BASED GRANT FOR WORK IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE INITIATIVE ALLOWS US TO TAKE 1,300 VULNERABLE YOUTH THROUGH A CURRICULUM THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE LIFELONG BENEFITS OF VOLUNTARY ABSTINENCE UNTIL MARRIAGE. PROGRAM GOALS ALSO INCLUDE REDUCING DATING VIOLENCE, STIS, AND TEEN PREGNANCIES. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDS: IN 2025, 26 DESERVING SENIORS NOMINATED BY UYC RECEIVED LAUNCH FUNDING FOR COLLEGE THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARIS ELIJAH PUGAL FOUNDATION (AEPF). THIS BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIP HONORS YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SERVE GOD FAITHFULLY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MEMORY OF ARIS ELIJAH PUGAL WHO LOST HIS LIFE THROUGH A TRAGIC ACT OF VIOLENCE. THE LEGACY OF ELIJAH AND THE PUGAL FAMILY LIVES ON THROUGH THIS GOD-ORDAINED ANNUAL TRADITION THAT PREPARES THE NEXT GENERATION FOR LIVES OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE. 6686 2032690 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 24 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false CA X REV NATE LANDIS 7145262668 PO BOX 124708 SAN DIEGO CA 92112 REV NATE LANDIS CEO AND FOUNDER 50.00 0.00 X 143973 0 0 PETER CONTRERAS TREASURER 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN GRIFFITH CHAIRPERSON 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN SINCLAIR MEMBER AT LARGE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CLARKE MEMBER AT LARGE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 143973 0 0 1 false false false 922291 1045069 1967360 QUARTERLY EVENTS 900099 17181 17181 PROJECT 25 SAN DIEGO 900099 14100 14100 2ND ENGINE 900099 6068 6068 COFFEE INCOME 900099 196 196 37545 14909 14909 0 2019814 52454 0 0 X 143973 143973 905795 905795 810 810 22165 22165 111862 111862 17876 17876 17168 17168 PROJECT 25 SAN DIEGO 27635 27635 MEXICO EXPENSES 2882 2882 782524 782524 2032690 2032690 0 0 485586 542563 260824 264252 108889 26770 855299 833585 22155 -104 19100 17900 41255 17796 X 814044 815789 814044 815789 855299 833585 X -12876 14909 -288 X false false false X 764556 1042562 1578543 2137219 1987332 7510212 764556 1042562 1578543 2137219 1987332 7510212 7510212 31003 -37571 41535 14621 14909 64497 7574709 0.99150 0.99200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SBA LOAN 17900 17900 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS FORMS 990 BEFORE THEY ARE FILED. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ON A PERIODIC BASIS. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING COPIES OF FORM 990, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 ROUNDING List of other expenses Part IX line 24e SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT