2026-06-16T14:17:35-07:00 2026-03-31 990EZ 2025-04-01 384007720 VELA YOUTH FUND INC VELA 9496973207 35937 Rosemont Drive Palm Desert CA 92211 Earl Mitchell Chairman 9496973207 2026-06-16 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X velayouthfund.org X X 23000 X 18000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 3000 2000 0 0 0 0 20000 53000 0 0 8000 0 1500 500 63000 -43000 78626 -82 35544 78626 35544 0 0 0 0 78626 35544 0 0 78626 35544 VELA Youth Fund's primary exempt purpose is to assist in the Spiritual, Cultural, Social and Academic Development of Black Youth. We do not have a "hands on" program. We partner with organizations who work with children by providing financial, research, curriculum, and other development resources. We advocate for black and brown children in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States of America. We assist in youth development via the preparation and maintenance of our patented "Black Youth Development Program or BYD" curriculum. We intially placed it on the Canvas LMS and now on a system of PDF files, to be accessed Free of Charge by user organizations working to help Black and Brown Youth. Via our African Field Representatives, VELA provided $36,000 for food, clothing, and education, toward supporting over 1,000 poor children in Africa: $18,000 in South Africa serving approximately 500 poor children, $18,000 in Cameroon serving approximately 500 poor children. We also provide Honorariums to those who teach and tutor African Youth, and advocate for community development in Africa. Also, VELA donated $8,000 to international non-profits serving Black Children: $2,000 to the Save the Children Foundation, $2,000 to the United Negro College Fund, and $4,000 to UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. These humanitarian organization improve and sustain many children's lives in Africa. 44000 2000 VELA provided a total of $6,000 to Churches and 501c3 Non-profit Partners who are providing critically needed Youth Development Services to over 500 children in the USA. The primary organizations supported were Family Health Support Network (BRAAF division) in Palm Springs and Palm Desert CA, PREP Learning Centers in Moreno Valley, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indio CA, First Baptist Church of Indio, and the Social Lites Inc. in San Bernardino CA. 6000 500 VELA spent $3,000 (part of a 6 year investment of $50,000) toward our patented Black Youth Development Program. Primary cost are for Curriculum Preparation, Previous Application on the Canvas Learning System, with License fees for 500 computer access spaces, and now currently for development and application of our own patented PDF System for delivery of the BYD Curriculum. These features facilitate free distribution of the BYD program to schools, churches and non-profits who serve Black and Brown Youth. 3000 3000 5500 Earl Mitchell Chairman and Treasurer 4.00 0 0 0 Sandra Mitchell President and Secretary 4 0 0 0 Joan White VP Donor Partnerships 3 0 0 0 Eleanor Mitchell VP International Partnerships 3 0 0 0 Candacie Riggins VP Research and Statistics 3 0 0 0 Earl Dixon VP Faith Based Partnerships 4 0 0 0 Anthony Mitchell VP Technology and Webmaster 4 0 0 0 Emily Linbeck VP Entertainment/Fund Raising 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Earl Mitchell 35937 Rosemont Drive Palm Desert CA 92211 9496973207 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 13884 27030 67879 48050 18000 174843 13884 27030 67879 48050 18000 174843 15000 159843 1200 1200 0 0 176043 0.90798 0.74079 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Basic operating expenses such as communication cost, postage, bank fees etc. especially those relative to our charitable work in South Africa and Cameroon Africa. Also professional service fees needed for fundraising events; for example the cost of our piano accompanist during fund raising event performances. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 minor rounding