Nonprofit · EIN 25-1614988
YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15212
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,211,641 | $5,110,735 | $100,906 | $1,235,783 | $557,375 | $678,408 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,981,234
- of which government grants
- $4,828,609
- Membership dues
- $16,400
- Program service revenue
- $230,396
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $11
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $755,184
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $216,304
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,256,248
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,878,716
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,000
- Accounting fees
- $56,736
- Occupancy
- $14,724
- Travel
- $123,156
- Program services (functional)
- $4,576,018
- Management and general (functional)
- $534,717
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $916,630
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,235,783
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $557,375
- Net assets, end of year
- $678,408
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $642,207
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $36,201
- Gross receipts
- $5,211,641
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Blondin | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $206,843 | $9,461 |
| Kristen Truffa | Associate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,604 | $7,157 |
| Vanessa Thorne | Deputy Director of Administration Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,376 | $10,848 |
| Joy Thompson | Director of Programs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,943 | $2,603 |
| Calvin Smith | Board Member (thru Nov 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carlos Lejnieks | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Nelson | Board Member (thru Nov 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Jackson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Maggie Riden | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Zachary Wood | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dina Wilderson | Vice Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Thompson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Callahan | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Whelan | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Daneshe Bethune | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Carlson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jeremy O'Hara | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 106 ISABELLA STREET SUITE 100, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212-5841
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Megan Blondin, 106 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Signed the 990
- Megan Blondin, Executive Director
- Phone
- (412) 366-6562
- Return prepared by
- MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S
Mission
Youth Collaboratory harnesses the power of the youth services community to innovate, evaluate, and drive effective strategies that assure the safety and well-being of youth and young adults, unlocking their limitless potential.
Program accomplishments
- Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness: In the United States, 4.2 million youth and young adults experience homelessness each year, 700,000 of whom are minors. A wide body of research has demonstrated these youth experience significant challenges impacting their health, well-being, and academic success, including significantly high rates of victimization, exploitation, and trafficking. Unfortunately, the number of youth experiencing homelessness each year in this nation far exceeds our current resources. Currently, only 35% of homeless youth seeking housing are being served, leaving 65% to languish on the streets. Further, recent research shows these long waits are not only harmful but also increase the likelihood they will experience homelessness again.In response, Youth Collaboratory has focused on working with homeless youth providers, researchers, government agencies, philanthropists, and youth to design coordinated community systems that both reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness and effectively respond to youth homelessness when it occurs.Youth Collaboratory provides training and capacity building services to organizations to meet the immediate needs of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Youth Collaboratory provides trainings, toolkits, and consultation to organizations and professionals working with these young people to assist them on a successful path to adulthood. Our partners include nonprofit youth serving organizations, communities, and federal departments, including the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Department of Justice (DOJ).Expenses $3,061,677 · grants $157,837 · revenue $500
- Building Community: Several Individual, social, and environmental risk factors increase the likelihood that young people are at risk of victimization, delinquency, or involvement in the juvenile justice system. Youth Collaboratory supports organizations in utilizing evidence-based community building practices to reduce these risk factors and increase protective factors that build resiliency. This includes leveraging formal and informal mentoring relationships to broaden connections to other networks, supports, and opportunities for young people. Grounded in evidence-based practice and a Positive Youth Development framework, Youth Collaboratory created the Mentoring+ program model. This model supports building communities with young people. Organizations using the Mentoring+ model have experienced several promising outcomes, including: 100% of mentees at high risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system have not offended or re-offended, 97% of mentors maintained a relationship with a mentee for at least a year, and 75% of mentees demonstrated increased social competence. Through this work, Youth Collaboratory has supported programs in 37 states who serve more than 160,000 youth and families annually.Expenses $922,694 · grants $597,347
- Preventing and Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking: Human sex trafficking is an issue that impacts communities across the world. In the USA alone, it is estimated that 100,000 to 300,000 youth are at risk for commercial sexual exploitation and domestic sex trafficking (CSE/DST) each year. In response to this epidemic, Youth Collaboratory enhances the capacity of organizations to prevent and address sexual exploitation and domestic sex trafficking of minors. We utilize a comprehensive continuum of integrated training, technical assistance (T&TA), and support that was carefully designed in response to the key obstacles programs face in preventing and addressing exploitation and trafficking.This includes strengthening resources focused on vulnerable communities and populations who are impacted. In active collaboration with young people with lived expertise, Youth Collaboratory provides direct support to community-based agencies, creates tools and resources for the field that are disseminated nationally.Expenses $448,843
- Membership and Consulting - Youth Collaboratory offers a way for individuals and organizations to benefit from deeper engagement with their services through membership and technical assistance.Expenses $142,804 · revenue $229,896
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 25-1614988
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,235,783
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,211,641
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $5,487,527 | $5,386,579 | $1,152,639 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $5,462,466 | $5,205,213 | $1,142,769 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC
- What is the EIN of YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC is 25-1614988.
- Is YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUTH COLLABORATORY 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 COLLABORATORY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Megan Blondin.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $206,843 (Megan Blondin, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,211,641, expenses of $5,110,735 and total assets of $1,235,783 at year end.
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