Nonprofit · EIN 20-4945833
YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE
Also known as YOUTHUSA
Tax-exempt · KENNESAW, GA 30152
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $13,038 | $10,500 | $2,538 | $144,356 | $0 | $144,356 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $5,811 | $33,986 | -$28,175 | $141,818 | $0 | $141,818 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $4,276 | $11,912 | -$7,636 | $169,993 | $0 | $169,993 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,775
- Program service revenue
- $8,322
- Investment income
- $619
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,678
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $9,000
- Occupancy
- $1,000
- Program services (functional)
- $30,027
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $141,818
- Total assets, end of year
- $144,356
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $144,356
- Cash, savings and investments
- $144,356
- Gross receipts
- $23,038
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie A Walker Stradford | YouthUSA Chair and CEO; Chair, J.D.1 & Laurena Walker Fund Task Force | 20 | $0 |
| Eric Stradford | YouthUSA CIO - Program Development Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Vacant | Director | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie A Walker Stradford | YouthUSA Chair and CEO; Chair, J.D.1 & Laurena Walker Fund Task Force | 20 | $0 |
| Eric Stradford | YouthUSA CIO - Program Development Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Vacant | Director | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie A Walker Stradford | CEO; Chair, J.D. & Laurena Walker Fund Task Force Chair | 20 | $0 |
| Eric Stradford | CIO - Program Development Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1300 RIDENOUR BLVD NW STE 100, KENNESAW, GA 30152-4528
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Stephanie Stradford, Chief Executive Officer
- Phone
- (678) 752-1264
- Website
- https://www.YouthUSA.net
Mission
Youth Achievers USA Institute (YouthUSA), a 501c3 public charity committed to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1 (No Poverty), promotes win-win UNSDG 17 Partnerships with The Joint SDG Fund, an inter-agency, pooled mechanism for integrated policy support and strategic financing and The World Bank. The charity sponsored weekly development activities via Microsoft Teams to demonstrate cost-effective engagement for "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions". Charitable work culminated in developing partnership with State of The African Diaspora which provides capacity building outcomes for the AU year of Reparative Justice through reparations. The charity is awaiting regulatory action by member governments of the AU to model replicable budgets at the grassroots level.
Program accomplishments
- THE ANNUAL YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (AYAA) is a proprietary circular capacity building program created by YouthUSA Founder Stephanie A. Walker Stradford. In 2025, the program continued to use Microsoft Sharepoint collaboration software to demonstrate capacity building in support of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1, NoPoverty2030 MissionPossible. Two Sub-Saharan Africa communities of faith identified prospective beneficiaries of FAITH FAMILY TRUSTS using THE ANNUAL YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS program model. Two Generation Alpha beneficiaries in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a UN identified LDC (Least Developed Country), surrounded by South Africa, and three Generation Alpha beneficiaries in Ivory Coast, a country on the southern coast of West Africa. A 20k USD appropriation from the J.D. and Laurena Walker Development Program funded YouthUSA Fellowships to past winners, Gen Z Joi Butler, Gen Y Elana Jenkins and Gen Z Intern Emanuella Ingrid Kacou to develop and certify Gen Z trustees for a World Bank Umbrella 2.0 Trust. Community Asset Managers Maselemeng Molupe and Kouakou Akissi Marguerite identified a total of 27 Generation Alpha candidates for economic inclusion.Expenses $5,000 · grants $3,057
- THE AMERICAN MENTOR WIRE SERVICE (AMWS) is a communications asset of Youth Achievers USA Institute. AMWS operates as a news service via Internet. Maintained multiple YouTube video playlists and 24-7 access to Blog reports to augment Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-In social/business networking. Spending for the AMWS 2025 program supported a #LearningJourney to Alkebulan for prospective veteran and disadvantaged small business partners.Expenses $5,000 · grants $5,000
- The J.D. and Laurena Walker Fund (JDLWF) serves as a development program, supporting YouthUSA programs. The program monitored budgets within a $100,000 in FDIC Insured bank assets toward an endowment for sustaining #NoPoverty2030. A replicable $100 million endowment is envisioned through crowdfunding and grants, demonstrated by the assessed needs of 100 Generation Alpha beneficiaries. Each Gen Alpha has a projected $1 million Whole Village Trust, economically including 20 caring adults, each with a minimum net worth of $50,000 by June 9, 2030. JDLW 2023 program spending of $3042 supported cash and hardware grants. The program invested in maintenance of virtual (Internet sites) and real property (GrandMentors' House), compounding value to inherited resources from the J.D. and Laurena Walker Family. In 1996, Laurena Puriefoy Walker invested faith in the YouthUSA community as its first GrandMentor. Youth Achievers USA Institute engages current and new directors in codifying this edification for elders in the YouthUSA Corporate Village. #PlayTheGame is under development as a process for inclusion in shared ownership of The New Stradford Hotel Upon Black Wall Street. Outcomes are yet to be determined.
- TheEnterpriZe Social Enterprise Program - The program modeled a U.S. Small Business Administration Certified veteran-owned limited liability company (LLC). Equity Members assessed 100,000 LLC Member Units at 10/par. Valuation is based on accounts receivable from a $10 m Sole Source Federal contract. The LLC contracted with YouthUSA and small trust clients to develop shared-owner employment opportunities. Assessing the need for an Internet presence to support global social enterprise development, YouthUSA established www.FreeAfricanSociety.net and www.FAS2.net.Expenses $20,027 · grants $10,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4945833
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $144,356
- Income (IRS master file)
- $23,038
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $13,038 | $10,500 | $144,356 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $5,811 | $33,986 | $141,818 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $4,276 | $11,912 | $169,993 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 20-4945833).
Questions about YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE is 20-4945833.
- Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,038, expenses of $10,500 and total assets of $144,356 at year end.
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