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Nonprofit · EIN 87-3604545

NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE

Tax-exempt · MOORESVILLE, NC 28117

Financials

$278K$145K2024$309K$111K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$308,824$110,616$198,208$379,136$7,000$372,136
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$278,252$144,679$133,573$168,438$0$168,438
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$300,300
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$8,524
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$325
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$75,785
Other salaries and wages
$19,270
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$102,775
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$1,834
Travel
$3,133
Program services (functional)
$103,761
Management and general (functional)
$5,615
Fundraising (functional)
$1,240

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$173,928
Total assets, end of year
$379,136
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,000
Net assets, end of year
$372,136
Publicly traded securities
$333,501
Net assets without donor restrictions
$232,752
Net assets with donor restrictions
$139,384
Gross receipts
$308,824
Employees
0
Volunteers
500
Year formed
2021
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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
Ava SmithingAdvocacy Director
Officer
32$60,320$15,080
Alexandre DrayDirector of Field Operations
Officer
4$5,725$51,525
Samuel HinerExecutive Director
Officer
4$5,715$51,438
Colby KelleyCompliance Director
Officer
5$3,925$3,925
Andrew BrennenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Wilson MooreDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ishvaraus DavisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jay DerrDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Patrick LydenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
Ava SmithingAdvocacy Director
Officer
32$52,245$13,061
Alexandre DrayDirector of Field Operations
Officer
3$3,700$33,296
Samuel HinerExecutive Director
Officer
3$3,204$28,839
Colby KelleyCompliance Director
Officer
5$2,750$2,750
Andrew BrennenDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Tiffany GladneyDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Wilson MooreDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Ishvaraus DavisDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Jay DerrDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Patrick LydenDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
182 CULPEZE RD, MOORESVILLE, NC 28117-8998
Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
4030 Wake Forest Rd STE 349, Raleigh NC 27609
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Colby Kelley, 2124 Layton Lane, Newton, NC 28658
Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
Samuel Oliver Hiner, 4030 Wake Forest Rd STE 349, Raleigh NC 27609
Signed the 990
Samuel Hiner, Executive Director
Phone
(828) 291-9166

Mission

Empowering young people to shape the future through advocacy and organizing.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Advocate for bipartisan policies to reclaim the American Dream for young people, focusing on opportunity, affordability, and community, including how technology shapes each. Advocacy includes direct lobbying, grassroots mobilization through campus phone banks and constituent advocacy campaigns, student lobby days, and coalition building. Accomplishments: Mobilized grassroots opposition to the AI moratorium provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, generating 310+ constituent calls to Congressional offices and organizing a DC Lobby Day in which members directly lobbied 100+ Congressional offices. Drove 5 targeted state legislators to sign onto a multi-state legislator letter opposing federal AI preemption. Advocated for state-level AI accountability legislation including California AB 1064 and the New York RAISE Act, and engaged state legislative efforts on AI policy in Michigan and other targeted states. Advocated for state legislators to introduce legislation on AI companions for the 2026 session. Built and mobilized a bipartisan grassroots base of 1,800 young people across 53 campuses in 6 states to advocate on housing affordability, economic opportunity (including apprenticeship expansion and occupational licensing reform), and accountability for attention-based technology platforms.
    Expenses $103,761
  • N/A0

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-N on file

IRS record

EIN
87-3604545
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2022
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Assets (IRS master file)
$379,136
Income (IRS master file)
$308,824

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$308,824$110,616$379,136IRS
990December 2024$278,252$144,679$168,438XML
990-N for 2023
Officer: Samuel Oliver Hiner
December 31, 2023≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2022
Officer: Sam Hiner
December 31, 2022≤ $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 87-3604545).

Questions about NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE

What is the EIN of NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE is 87-3604545.
Is NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2022.
Are donations to NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE 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 NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE 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 NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Colby Kelley.
Who are the officers and directors of NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,320 (Ava Smithing, Advocacy Director).
How much revenue does NC YOUNG PEOPLES ALLIANCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $308,824, expenses of $110,616 and total assets of $379,136 at year end.

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