Nonprofit · EIN 20-3934093
UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SAN JUAN CAPO, CA 92675
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $440,987 | $314,278 | $126,709 | $179,817 | $199 | $179,618 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $391,219 | $357,102 | $34,117 | $52,909 | $0 | $52,909 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $387,260
- Program service revenue
- $62,334
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$8,607
- Other revenue
- -$8,607
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $202,401
- Other salaries and wages
- $49,316
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $275,071
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,755
- Accounting fees
- $47
- Program services (functional)
- $216,090
- Management and general (functional)
- $79,943
- Fundraising (functional)
- $18,245
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $52,909
- Total assets, end of year
- $179,817
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $199
- Net assets, end of year
- $179,618
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $179,618
- Gross receipts
- $449,594
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN KENNY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - (THRU 5/2024) Officer | 40 | $63,497 |
| CAMILLA BRUNO | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $58,785 |
| ASHLEY ZARNEGAR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - (START 6/2024) Officer | 40 | $51,734 |
| AMANDA DE LA TORRE | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $28,384 |
| SHARON ELLIS | BOARD PRESIDENT - (THRU 5/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAYU IWATANI | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT - (THRU 5/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTEN PERLMUTTER | BOARD DIRECTOR - (THUR 5/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSHUA ROTHMAN - PREVIOUS BOARD DIR | BOARD PRESIDENT (START 6/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANJEEV DALAL - PREVIOUS BOARD DIRE | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT (START 6/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA FULGENCIO - PREVIOUSLY SECR | SECRETARY (START 6/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAHLIA GUTIERREZ - PREVIOUSLY BOARD | TREASURER (START 6/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MOGHADAM | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| UDAY GUPTA | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACKIE CRAVER | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN KENNY | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (START 3/23) Officer | 40 | $103,333 |
| CAMILA BRUNO | CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Officer | 40 | $68,811 |
| LINDSEY M JACOBS | CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Officer | 40 | $60,854 |
| SHARON ELLIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| MAYU IWATANI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA FULGENCIO | SECETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSHUA ROTHMAN MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTEN PERLMUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANJEEV DALAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERICA AUSTIN | PRESIDENT (THRU 6/2023) Officer | 5 | $0 |
| VALERIE WOODLEY | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 6/2023) Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WENDY AUSTIN | SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 6/2023) Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 31878 DEL OBISPO ST STE 118 PMB 475, SAN JUAN CAPO, CA 92675-3224
- In care of
- % ERICA E AUSTIN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 303 Broadway St 104-100, Laguna Beach CA 92651
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ASHLEY ZARNEGAR, 31878 DEL OBISPO ST SUITE 118-475, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Erica E Austin, 303 Broadway St Ste 104100, Laguna Beach CA 92651
- Signed the 990
- JESSENIA DE LEON, CEO
- Phone
- (949) 521-3258
- Website
- www.keepfriendshipalive.org
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION PROVIDES YOUTH WITH THE TOOLS OF MOVEMENT, MINDFULNESS, AND PEER CONNECTION TO SUPPORT THEIR WELLBEING, CREATE COMMUNITY, AND NURTURE GROWTH.
Program accomplishments
- HEALTH AWARENESS EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: UPLIFT'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) PROGRAMS EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO NAVIGATE LIFE'S CHALLENGES WHILE FOSTERING A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF SELF AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. PROGRAMS INCORPORATE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH TOOLS SUCH AS MINDFUL MOVEMENT, MEDITATION, JOURNALING, AND GROUP DISCUSSION. THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM, WE SUPPORT YOUTH SELF-EFFICACY AND ENCOURAGE PEER CONNECTIONS TO REDUCE RATES OF ANXIETY, FEAR, SADNESS, AND LONELINESS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE LED BY UPLIFT-CERTIFIED MENTORS AND TEENS AND ARE CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS, ONLINE, AND WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITY SETTINGS. DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR PRIMARY PROGRAMS INCLUDE:SERIES:THE UPLIFT SERIES IS AN EMPOWERING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH TOOLS, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. CERTIFIED UPLIFT MENTORS GUIDE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH AN 8-WEEK JOURNEY (ONCE A WEEK) WHERE TEENS WILL ACQUIRE LIFE-CHANGING SKILLS, INCLUDING SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE. WITHIN EACH SESSION, STUDENTS EXPERIENCE FOUNDATIONAL PRACTICES SUCH AS YOGA, MINDFULNESS, MEDITATION, JOURNALING, AND PEER-LED CONVERSATIONS. THE SERIES IS OFFERED A FEW TIMES A YEAR AT ACCESSIBLE LOCAL STUDIOS IN-PERSON AND ONLINE VIRTUALLY.SCHOOL PROGRAM:THE UPLIFT SCHOOL PROGRAM PUTS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING INTO ACTION. STUDENTS LEARN THE FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS WHILE GAINING LIFELONG MENTAL HEALTH TOOLS: EMPATHY, SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTION REGULATION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND DAILY PRACTICES FOR WELLNESS. THE SIX TO EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM, LED BY A CERTIFIED UPLIFT MENTOR, DELIVERS A RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM AND ESTABLISHES A PEER-SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TAILORED TO FIT BOTH IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. YOGA ASSEMBLIES + COMMUNITY EVENTS:CERTIFIED UPLIFT TEEN TEACHERS & MENTORS SKILLFULLY GUIDE STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER. THROUGH A SINGLE, DYNAMIC SESSION OF MINDFUL MOVEMENT, MEDITATION, JOURNALING, AND ENGAGING CONVERSATION, STUDENTS LEARN PRACTICES TO START THEIR WELL-BEING JOURNEY AND BUILD THEIR WHOLE WELLNESS TOOLBOX. THIS OFFERING IS A GREAT WAY TO SPARK INTEREST IN STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN POTENTIAL IN-SCHOOL OR AFTER-SCHOOL SERIES.Expenses $216,090 · revenue $62,334
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3934093
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $179,817
- Income (IRS master file)
- $449,594
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $440,987 | $314,278 | $179,817 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $391,219 | $357,102 | $52,909 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Erica E Austin | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION is 20-3934093.
- Is UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ASHLEY ZARNEGAR.
- Who are the officers and directors of UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,497 (SUSAN KENNY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - (THRU 5/2024)).
- How much revenue does UPLIFT YOUTH FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $440,987, expenses of $314,278 and total assets of $179,817 at year end.
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