Nonprofit · EIN 84-1295393
SAVE OUR YOUTH INC
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,050,141 | $1,906,593 | $143,548 | $3,462,015 | $130,474 | $3,331,541 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,280,432 | $2,080,490 | $199,942 | $3,154,529 | $61,090 | $3,093,439 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,221,071 | $1,925,691 | $295,380 | $2,905,955 | $84,182 | $2,821,773 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,767,783
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $71,461
- Net income from fundraising events
- $210,897
- Other revenue
- $210,897
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,158,254
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,383,336
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $57,346
- Travel
- $9,880
- Depreciation
- $40,162
- Program services (functional)
- $1,334,850
- Management and general (functional)
- $143,673
- Fundraising (functional)
- $428,070
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,154,529
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,462,015
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $130,474
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,331,541
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,048,781
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,278,437
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,321,541
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,088,624
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 437
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSEL DAINS | PRESIDENT/CE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $131,790 | $10,376 |
| DON KERNS | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $87,052 | $12,511 |
| CANDACE MITCHELL | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $44,704 | $516 |
| MATT MANNING | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BROOKS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ANDERSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL MENDEZ-ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA ISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCY ROSAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAVIN MCKELVEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSEL DAINS | PRESIDENT/CE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $129,746 | $9,206 |
| DON KERNS | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $89,610 | $10,601 |
| MARIANNE VERDECCHIO | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $45,606 | $15,883 |
| SARAH ANDERSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON DREYFUSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HORTSMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JULIANELLE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT MANNING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL MENDEZ-ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MISEGADIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SHEPARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSEL DAINS | PRESIDENT/CE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $120,943 | $8,662 |
| DON KERNS | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $85,389 | $11,925 |
| MARIANNE VERDECCHIO | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $43,164 | $15,305 |
| SARAH ANDERSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON DREYFUSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HORTSMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JULIANELLE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ROSARIO MEDINA | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MISEGADIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK ROBERTS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SHEPARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SUE-LIN TOUSSAINT | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN WENTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3443 W 23RD AVE, DENVER, CO 80211-4503
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RUSSEL DAINS, 3443 WEST 23RD AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80211
- Signed the 990
- RUSSEL DAINS, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (303) 455-1126
- Website
- WWW.SAVEOURYOUTH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- THE ADAMS GROUP LLC
Mission
SAVE OUR YOUTH IS A TRANSFORMATIVE ONE-TO-ONE YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM DEDICATED TO ERADICATING FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND RELATIONAL POVERTY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE DENVER METRO AREA. THROUGH CONSISTENT, SUPPORTIVE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, SAVE OUR YOUTH EMPOWERS YOUTH TO GROW ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY, BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY. OUR INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORING MODEL FOSTERS RESILIANCE, CULTIVATES HOPE, AND SUPPORTS LONG-TERM SUCCESS THROUGH TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND A NURTURING, STRENGTHS- BASED ENVIRONMENT.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, SAVE OUR YOUTH PROVIDED TRANSFORMATIVE MENTORING SERVICES TO 296 YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA AND LONGMONT, CO, FACILITATING 96 NEW MENTOR-MENTEE MATCHES. PLUS, THERE WERE 125 NEW MENTOR APPLICANTS IN 2025. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MENTORING, INFORMED BY RESEARCH FROM THE NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP, IS YIELDING SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE OUTCOMES. MENTORED YOUTH ARE 55% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE, 52% LESS LIKELY TO SKIP SCHOOL, 78% MORE LIKELY TO VOLUNTEER REGULARLY, AND 130% MORE LIKELY TO HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THIS IMPACTFUL INVESTMENT IS UNDERSCORED BY DATA SHOWING THAT EVERY DOLLAR ALLOCATED TO QUALITY YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS YIELDS A 3 RETURN IN SOCIETAL BENEFITS (SOURCE: THE MENTORING EFFECT, 2014). ADDITIONALLY, SAVE OUR YOUTH BOASTS A COMMENDABLE 92% ON- TIME HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, WITH AN AVERAGE MATCH LENGTH OF 29 MONTHS. 70% OF MENTEES WHO INITIALLY REPORTED FEELING LONELINESS NO LONGER REPORT FEELING LONELY. THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, WE ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVE THE EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AND RESOURCE SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR GENERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION.Expenses $1,334,850
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 | 990 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
- 84-1295393
- 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)
- Group exemption
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I210)
- Group exemption
- 6048
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,462,015
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,088,624
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,050,141 | $1,906,593 | $3,462,015 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,280,432 | $2,080,490 | $3,154,529 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,221,071 | $1,925,691 | $2,905,955 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,637,662 | $1,620,891 | $2,457,900 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 84-1295393).
Questions about SAVE OUR YOUTH INC
- What is the EIN of SAVE OUR YOUTH INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAVE OUR YOUTH INC is 84-1295393.
- Is SAVE OUR YOUTH INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to SAVE OUR YOUTH INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
- Which annual return does SAVE OUR YOUTH 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 SAVE OUR YOUTH INC 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 SAVE OUR YOUTH INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAVE OUR YOUTH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RUSSEL DAINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAVE OUR YOUTH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $131,790 (RUSSEL DAINS, PRESIDENT/CE).
- How much revenue does SAVE OUR YOUTH INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,050,141, expenses of $1,906,593 and total assets of $3,462,015 at year end.
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