Nonprofit · EIN 86-0644388
YOUTH ON THEIR OWN
Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85716
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,982,326 | $4,936,280 | $3,046,046 | $23,761,864 | $859,492 | $22,902,372 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,664,489 | $5,622,750 | $41,739 | $19,837,912 | $920,473 | $18,917,439 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,487,213 | $4,393,703 | $93,510 | $16,100,001 | $953,847 | $15,146,154 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,243,495
- of which government grants
- $255,246
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $773,313
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $528,693
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$38,489
- Other revenue
- -$34,482
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,688,131
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $261,523
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,574,083
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,307,427
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,664
- Accounting fees
- $26,100
- Occupancy
- $70,099
- Travel
- $10,440
- Depreciation
- $138,368
- Program services (functional)
- $3,909,173
- Management and general (functional)
- $403,826
- Fundraising (functional)
- $623,281
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,837,912
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,761,864
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $859,492
- Net assets, end of year
- $22,902,372
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,363,841
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,795,420
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,275,863
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,626,509
- Gross receipts
- $17,832,888
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SLATER | CEO Officer | 40 | $152,991 | $12,094 |
| TODD BROWN | CFO Officer | 40 | $77,538 | $10,770 |
| KATIE MAXWELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.92 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN KINNISON | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1.58 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PAPOCCIA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.58 | $0 | $0 |
| PAOLA PONCE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.81 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC DUPREE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.79 | $0 | $0 |
| RAGAN EDWARDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.67 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN FRAGO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.36 | $0 | $0 |
| TASHA GAMEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.94 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA KERN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA KIPPERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.91 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MONTES COTA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.35 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAHI ORTIZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORI RODRIGUEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.34 | $0 |
| JULIE STEVENSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.77 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE FRIEND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.33 | $0 |
| NANCY LESLIE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.96 | $0 |
| ANGEL PHOLPHIBOUN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.04 | $0 |
| ELAINE BABCOCK | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1.61 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SLATER | CEO Officer | 40 | $139,685 | $11,375 |
| TODD BROWN | CFO Officer | 40 | $71,651 | $10,348 |
| ELAINE BABCOCK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.85 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE MAXWELL | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 2.1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAOLA PONCE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MONTES-COTA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.61 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC DUPREE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.18 | $0 | $0 |
| RAGAN EDWARDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| TASHA GAMEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.98 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY HOYT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.28 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN KINNISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.33 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA KIPPERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.48 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MURRAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ANAHI ORTIZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.58 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PAPOCCIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.4 | $0 | $0 |
| CORI RODRIGUEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO RUBIO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.98 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGINA SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.68 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY SPEAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.05 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE STEVENSON | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SLATER | CEO Officer | 40 | $137,562 | $9,922 |
| TODD BROWN | DIR OF FINAN Officer | 40 | $67,878 | $8,335 |
| ENRIQUE ALDANA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.47 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE BABCOCK | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1.76 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY CAZZATO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.68 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC DUPREE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.89 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIANA FIMBRES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.03 | $0 | $0 |
| LORENZO GONZALEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HOYT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.36 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA KIPPERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE MAXWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.37 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA MCCRAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MONTES-COTA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.99 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MURRAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.52 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PAPOCCIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY PESKOE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| PAOLA PONCE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.09 | $0 | $0 |
| CORI RODRIGUEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO RUBIO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.19 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB SALAIZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.12 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINA SCOTT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.42 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGINA SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY SPEAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.26 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE STEVENSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.15 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD, TUCSON, AZ 85716-2505
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH SLATER, 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD, TUCSON, AZ 85716
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH SLATER, CEO
- Phone
- (520) 293-1136
- Website
- WWW.YOTO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC
Mission
YOUTH ON THEIR OWN SUPPORTS THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. OUR VISION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN ARE EMPOWERED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOTO PRIMARILY SERVES YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN PIMA COUNTY, ARE UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT LIVING WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS, AND ARE ON THEIR OWN THROUGH NO CHOICE OF THEIR OWN (FORCED TO LEAVE HOME). YOTO YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (E.G., COUCH HOPPING, LIVING IN CAR, RV, OR ANY PLACE NOT MEANT FOR LONG-TERM HABITATION, ETC.) OR ARE SELF-SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOUSING AND MUST PROVIDE ALL THEIR OWN BASIC NEEDS. YOTO'S CHIEF FOCUS IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS A TOOL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. GRADUATION RATES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE EXTREMELY LOW DUE TO THE STRESS OF MANAGING THEIR DAILY CIRCUMSTANCES. OVER 5,600 HOMELESS K-12 STUDENTS HAVE
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF YOTO IS TO SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP MEET YOUTH'S BASIC NEEDS SO THEY CAN FOCUS LESS ON THEIR HOUSING INSTABILITY OR FOOD INSECURITY AND MORE ON IN-SCHOOL SUCCESS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN 100+ AREA SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SERVE AS "YOTO LIAISONS" TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HOMELESS STUDENTS, HELP THEM ENROLL IN YOTO, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOTO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AT NO COST, INCLUDE: O ACADEMIC STIPENDS (UP TO 350/MONTH) BASED ON LEVEL OF NEED AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; FLEXIBLE STIPENDS (E.G., BASIC NEEDS FUNDING); GRADUATION AWARDS; SCHOLARSHIPS. O BASIC NEEDS MATERIAL SUPPORT (E.G., HYGIENE SUPPLIES, SHELF-STABLE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC.) VIA THE YOTO MINI-MALL AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS (E.G., DENTAL CLEANINGS, HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, ETC.). O TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (E.G., UBER HEALTH RIDES AND TAXI FARES). O ONGOING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE. O REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER UNMET NEEDS. BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BASIC NEEDS ITEMS, AND ONE- ON-ONE GUIDANCE, YOTO GIVES YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND REACH THEIR GOALS. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DEPEND ON SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS (TEACHERS/COUNSELORS, TUTORING, BREAKFAST/LUNCH SERVICES, ETC.) AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (FRIENDS, COACHES, TEAMMATES, ETC.) FOR POSITIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CONSISTENCY, AND TEMPORARY HOUSING CONNECTIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE: YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN EARN A MONTHLY STIPEND OF UP TO 350 TO INCENTIVIZE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE. YOUTH IN THE MOST UNSTABLE SITUATIONS (THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR CAR, PARENTING, ETC.) CAN EARN THE HIGHEST STIPEND AMOUNT OF 350. TO RECEIVE A STIPEND, STUDENTS MUST MEET SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN 2024-2025, 1,128,250 WAS INVESTED IN YOUTH ACADEMIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, YOUTH WHO WERE FACING EVICTION OR STREET HOMELESSNESS EARNED 38,835 THROUGH OUR DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS AS PREVENTION(DCT-P) PROGRAM. BASIC NEEDS: YOTO YOUTH ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO FREE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE YOTO MINI-MALL. UBER HEALTH RIDES AND TAXI RIDES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING YOTO WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL, AND WORK. IN 2024-2025, YOTO YOUTH VISITED THE ON-SITE MINI MALL 3,005 TIMES AND YOTO DISTRIBUTED 179,643 BASIC NEEDS ITEMS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, YOTO DISTRIBUTED, 174 CAP AND GOWN STIPENDS, 32 DENTAL SERVICES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MARTIN TAYLOR DENTISTRY, 112 HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, 22 NEW HOME KITS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH VIVA PIMA, 177 UBER AND TAXI RIDES, 19 DONATED BIKES THROUGH EL TOUR DE TUCSON AND 39 LAPTOPS. ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS IN FY25 ENABLED YOTO TO PROVIDE 11 GENDER AFFIRMING PRODUCTS TO TRANS YOTO YOUTH (PARTNERSHIP WITH VALIDUSA), 798 FRESH MEAL KITS (PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECT), 2,056 1-GALLON BAGS OF PET FOOD (PARTNERSHIP WITH CODY'S FRIENDS), AND 1,987 PAIRS OF SOCKS (PARTNERSHIP WITH BOMBAS). GUIDANCE: BECAUSE YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THEIR OWN, THEY OFTEN LACK THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM A CARING PARENT. YOTO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, COLLEGE AND CAREER ASSISTANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, YOTO SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. YOTO'S SCHOOLS PROGRAM COORDINATORS ARE VITAL TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES AND HELPING STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL. ALUMNI PROGRAM COORDINATORS PROVIDE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT YOUTH'S POST-SECONDARY PLANS. IN FY25, 62 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A FAFSA WORKSHOP, 20 YOUTH ATTENDED A RESUME WORKSHOP, 23 YOUTH ATTENDED THE PIMA FOR YOTO EVENT, WHICH IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOTO, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EARN TO LEARN, AND PIMA COUNTY ONE STOP. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, A TOTAL OF 1,459 YOUTH WERE ENROLLED IN YOTO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN FY25, 78% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORTED THAT GUIDANCE GIVEN BY YOTO SUPPORTED THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND 94% FELT WELCOMED WHEN THEY VISITED THE MINI MALL. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS ARE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER KEY SCHOOL STAFF AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PAID ROLES AT SCHOOL SITES, THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO VOLUNTEER TO HELP FACILITATE THE YOTO PROGRAM ON THEIR CAMPUS. 54.2% OF YOTO LIAISONS HAD AN AVERAGE BETWEEN 2-10 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS.Expenses $3,909,173 · grants $1,688,131
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-0644388
- 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
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P850)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,761,864
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,832,888
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,982,326 | $4,936,280 | $23,761,864 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,664,489 | $5,622,750 | $19,837,912 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,487,213 | $4,393,703 | $16,100,001 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,117,655 | $4,623,191 | $14,491,109 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 86-0644388).
Questions about YOUTH ON THEIR OWN
- What is the EIN of YOUTH ON THEIR OWN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUTH ON THEIR OWN is 86-0644388.
- Is YOUTH ON THEIR OWN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to YOUTH ON THEIR OWN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUTH ON THEIR OWN 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 ON THEIR OWN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YOUTH ON THEIR OWN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of YOUTH ON THEIR OWN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH SLATER.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUTH ON THEIR OWN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $152,991 (ELIZABETH SLATER, CEO).
- How much revenue does YOUTH ON THEIR OWN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,982,326, expenses of $4,936,280 and total assets of $23,761,864 at year end.
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