Nonprofit · EIN 20-5675764
YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC
Also known as YOUTH OUTRIGHT
Tax-exempt · ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $489,293 | $356,404 | $132,889 | $339,849 | $3,723 | $336,126 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $249,873 | $270,204 | -$20,331 | $207,848 | $4,611 | $203,237 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $481,728
- Program service revenue
- $7,372
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $193
- Other revenue
- $193
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,753
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,392
- Other salaries and wages
- $59,963
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $239,825
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,565
- Occupancy
- $19,717
- Travel
- $9,966
- Program services (functional)
- $268,031
- Management and general (functional)
- $58,132
- Fundraising (functional)
- $30,241
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $207,848
- Total assets, end of year
- $339,849
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,723
- Net assets, end of year
- $336,126
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $312,624
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,502
- Gross receipts
- $492,035
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA ANDERSON | COEXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $56,988 | $1,305 |
| REBECCA BECK MARTENS 61-123124 | COEXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $54,332 | $1,305 |
| ADRIAN PARRA 101-53124 | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $28,814 | $2,648 |
| REBBY KERN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAIR HAMEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER HILL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE ULRICH | POLICY CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY BAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALONDRA VARGAS 6124-PRESENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PADRON 6124-PRESENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIAN PARRA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $65,570 | $5,388 |
| DANIEL FISHBURN 11-73123 | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBBY KERN 8123-PRESENT | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBBY KERN 11-73123 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SPIKE THOMPSON 8123-PRESENT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| XELBA GUTIERREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE ULRICH 2123-PRESENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY BAYLOR 2123-PRESENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 37 MONTFORD AVE STE 101, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-4551
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- PO Box 1893, Asheville NC 28802
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- REBBY KERN, PMB 128 30 WESTGATE PARKWAY, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- David Berkey, 169 Brucemont Cir, Asheville NC 28806
- Signed the 990
- REBBY KERN, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (866) 881-3721
- Website
- www.youthoutright.org
- Return prepared by
- GOULD KILLIAN CPA GROUP PA
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH ALL QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH ARE SUPPORTED TO REALIZE THEIR POWER AND AUTONOMY THROUGH SELF-DETERMINATION. WE HELP YOUTH RESIST OPPRESSION BY BUILDING COMMUNITY, HEALING, AND GROWING TOGETHER. YOUTH OUTRIGHT ENGAGES IN INTERSECTIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A FOCUS ON GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE. OUR WORK INCLUDES PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 11-24, TRAINING FOR YOUTH- SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND ADVOCACY FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, YOUTH OUTRIGHT SAW GREAT GROWTH, ADAPTED TO CHANGES, AND OVERCAME UNIQUE CHALLENGES. WE STARTED THE YEAR BY MOVING INTO THE TZEDEK SOCIAL JUSTICE FUNDS BUILDING, WHERE STAFF WOULD HAVE OFFICES AND OUR PROGRAMS WOULD HAVE A HOME BASE IN THEIR COMMUNITY ROOM. WE INCREASED OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS FROM ONE PER MONTH TO ONE PER WEEK ON WEDNESDAYS. OUR PROGRAMS TEAM WORKED TO STRENGTHEN OUR CURRICULAR OFFERINGS, INCLUDING TOPICS LIKE BINARY MAPPING, ZINE MAKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, NEURODIVERGENCE AND QUEERNESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE HISTORY, AND SO MUCH MORE. OFFERING MORE PROGRAMS AT A CONSISTENT LOCATION LED TO INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND GREATER EXPOSURE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF 2024, WE EVALUATED YOUTH NEEDS AND DEVELOPED A CLEARER VISION FOR WHAT A QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER COULD OFFER THIS REGION. WE ALSO HIRED A COMMUNICATIONS INTERN TO MEET THE NEED FOR MORE MARKETING TO REACH OUR CORE AUDIENCE. AT THE END OF MAY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SIX YEARS MOVED ON TO A POSITION AT THE GSA NETWORK, WITH WHICH WE WORK CLOSELY IN OUR ROLE AS THE GSA NETWORK OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2024, WE HAD OVER 170 GSA CLUBS REGISTERED WITH US THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH WE SUPPORT THROUGH CURRICULAR RESOURCES, TRAININGS, AND ADVOCACY. IN THE MIDST OF A SIGNIFICANT STAFFING TRANSITION, OUR STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD TRANSPARENT AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEXT STEPS. WE DECIDED THAT, INSTEAD OF CONDUCTING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH, WE REDIRECTED RESOURCES TO OPENING A YOUTH CENTER AND ADDRESSING STAFF PAY EQUITY. NOW ALL OF OUR STAFF MAKE THE SAME BASE PAY, AND WE ARE A LIVABLE WAGE CERTIFIED. WE NAMED OUR PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AND FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AS INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP AND WITH THE SEEDS OF OPENING A CENTER PLANTED, NEW COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WERE EMERGING. YOUTH OUTRIGHT INITIATED A FORMAL TWO-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEMSON UNIVERSITY'S REYSE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED THE ORGANIZATION WITH IMPACTFUL, PEER-REVIEWED INSIGHTS INTO OUR PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. IN JUNE, WE KICKED OFF PRIDE MONTH BY HOSTING OUR 13TH ANNUAL QUEER YOUTH PROM WHERE WE WELCOMED NEARLY 200 LGBTQIA+ YOUTH TO A FANTASY THEMED NIGHT OF FUN. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST CHERISHED EVENTS AND PROVIDES YOUNG QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE WITH A SAFE, AFFIRMING SPACE TO EXPERIECE A PROM WITH THEIR PEERS. OUR ANNUAL STONEWALL PRIDE FAMILY PICNIC CONCLUDED THE MONTH OF CELEBRATIONS WITH A DRAG STORY HOUR, PICNIC, AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK. WITH A CENTER ON THE HORIZON, WE SAW A NEED FOR MORE PROGRAM STAFFING. THE YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, IN TURN, BECAME TWO PART-TIME PROGRAM ASSOCIATE POSITIONS. WE ALSO TRANSITIONED OUR COMMUNICATIONS INTERN INTO A COMMUNICATION MANAGER ROLE TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS OF OUR WORK. AS YOUTH OUTRIGHT GREW ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH VOICES TO GUIDE OUR WORK. WE DEVELOPED OUR FIRST YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH HELPED SHAPE THE DESIGN OF OUR NEW PROGRAMMING, ENSURING THAT OUR WORK WAS BOTH YOUTH-LED AND YOUTH-FOCUSED. THIS BOARD IS PAID FOR THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION. AFTER 15 YEARS OF YOUTH OUTRIGHT PRIMARILY OPERATING AS A REMOTE ORGANIZATION, OUR DREAM OF ACQUIRING AN LGBTQIA+ YOUTH CENTER CAME TO FRUITION IN JULY 2024. WE SPENT TWO MONTHS SEEKING IN-KIND DONATIONS, BUILDING FURNITURE, AND DECORATING A SEVEN-ROOM SPACE TO SERVE AS AN AFFIRMING HUB FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE HIRED AN OPERATIONS MANAGER IN AUGUST TO HELP RUN THE CENTER AND INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO THE FIRST AND ONLY QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH CENTER IN THE 18-COUNTY REGION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WNC). WE BEGAN OFFERING TWO DROP-IN DAYS PER WEEK IN ADDITION TO OUR WEEKLY PROGRAMS. WE ARE PROUD THAT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO YOUTH THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF DONORS. AS WE WERE GETTING OUR FOOTING, WNC WAS HIT BY ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING HURRICANES IN U.S. HISTORY, LEAVING OUR REGION WITHOUT ANY POWER, CLEAN WATER, OR ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. ONCE OUR TEAM CONFIRMED THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, WE BEGAN PLANNING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE. WE DEVELOPED A THREE PART PLAN TO SUPPORT MUTUAL AID, DIRECT CASH TRANSFER, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING FOR QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A FREE STORE OFFERING HYGIENIC MATERIALS, HARM REDUCTION KITS, SAFER SEX SUPPLIES, AND GENDER AFFIRMING GARMENTS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024, OUR TEAM WORKED TO HELP MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE. IT TOOK MONTHS FOR POWER AND WATER TO BE RESTORED TO THE REGION, AND THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON THE AREA WERE DEVASTATING. WE OFFERED GROUP THERAPY, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, HOT MEALS, AND DISTRACTION ACTIVITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AS OUR COMMUNITY TRIED TO HEAL. DURING A THREE-MONTH PERIOD, WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 WORTH OF RESOURCES AND DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS TO LGBTQIA+ YOUTH FACING UNFATHOMABLE HARDSHIPS. WITH ITS MANY CHALLENGES, THIS TIME ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO YOUTH OUTRIGHT, AND WE CONTINUED TO SEE OUR YOUTH CENTER MEMBERSHIP GROW. BY THE END OF 2024, WE HAD JUST OVER 70 QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH MEMBERS. YOUTH OUTRIGHT HAS SUPPORTED AT LEAST ONE YOUTH EVERY DAY AT THE CENTER SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT, REALLY UNDERLINING THE VITAL NEED FOR OUR SPACE. IN DECEMBER, OUR INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WERE VOTED INTO AN ONGOING ROLE AS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE. WE ARE A STRONG TEAM OF QUEER AND NON-GENDER CONFIRMING INDIVIDUALS DEEPLY COMMITED TO OUR MISSION TO SERVE LGBTQIA+ YOUNG PEOPLE IN WNC AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT 2025 BRINGS YOUTH OUTRIGHT.Expenses $268,031 · grants $9,753 · revenue $7,372
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
- 20-5675764
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R012)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $339,849
- Income (IRS master file)
- $492,035
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $489,293 | $356,404 | $339,849 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $249,873 | $270,204 | $207,848 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: David Berkey | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 20-5675764).
Questions about YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC
- What is the EIN of YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC is 20-5675764.
- Is YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC 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 YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC 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 YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC 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 YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names REBBY KERN.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $56,988 (EMMA ANDERSON, COEXECUTIVE).
- How much revenue does YOUTH OUTRIGHT WNC INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $489,293, expenses of $356,404 and total assets of $339,849 at year end.
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