Nonprofit · EIN 92-1481708
YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29572
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $880,349 | $491,118 | $389,231 | $547,147 | $0 | $547,147 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $343,235 | $318,643 | $24,592 | $157,915 | $0 | $157,915 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $261,910 | $128,587 | $133,323 | $133,323 | $0 | $133,323 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $872,948
- Program service revenue
- $5,000
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $2,401
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $30,050
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $41,877
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $38,905
- Program services (functional)
- $288,597
- Management and general (functional)
- $173,233
- Fundraising (functional)
- $29,288
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $157,916
- Total assets, end of year
- $547,147
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $547,147
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $497,147
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross receipts
- $880,349
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 72
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Spike Cohen | President Officer | 40 | $84,800 |
| Myra Matejka | Secretary Officer | 40 | $10,618 |
| Robert S Johnston lll | Treasurer Officer | 40 | $10,267 |
| Ryan Ralston | Volunteer Director Key employee | 40 | $9,168 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Cohen | CEO Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $86,400 |
| Myra Matejka | Secretary Officer | 27 | $54,920 |
| Robert S Johnston lll | Treasurer Officer | 15 | $30,000 |
| Ryan Ralston | Volunteer Director Key employee | 25 | $19,448 |
| Brian Lambrecht | Special Projects Director Key employee | 12 | $15,600 |
| Ciara Mathey | Social Media and Training Director Key employee | 10 | $11,077 |
| Jeni Floyd | Video and Graphics Engineer Key employee | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Cohen | CEO Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $34,400 |
| Robert S Johnston lll | Treasurer Officer | 10 | $22,000 |
| Myra Matejka | Secretary Officer | 25 | $20,325 |
| Ciara Mathey | Social Media and Training Director Key employee | 10 | $9,770 |
| Brian Lambrecht | Special Projects Director Key employee | 12 | $9,650 |
| Jason Lyon | Volunteer Director Key employee | 15 | $8,350 |
| Jeni Floyd | Video and Graphics Engineer Key employee | 5 | $1,860 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 70315, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29572-0024
- In care of
- % JEREMY SPIKE COHEN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
- PO Box 70315, Myrtle Beach SC 29572
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jeremy Spike Cohen, P O Box 70315, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
- Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
- Jeremy Spike Cohen, P O Box 1000 Sea Mountain Highway, 169, North Myrtle Beach SC 29582
- Signed the 990
- Robert Johnston, Treasurer
- Phone
- (843) 410-6700
Mission
You Are The Power is a network of grassroots activists geared towards identifying single-issue items in their communities to impact change.
Program accomplishments
- Social media: With a reach of over 150 million our social media presence is our key tool in driving attention and action to our causes. We are found under @YATPOfficial on Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok and X.Expenses $58,736
- Vetting causes: Volunteers across the country serve as members of Tiger Teams spending hundreds of hours investigating and vetting potential causes. When we take on a cause we are firmly convinced that our clients are worth defending. Our research is often passed along to attorneys and reporters saving time and money for billed hours to our clients. Staff also participate in vetting causes.Expenses $29,872
- Regional organizers and volunteers: Regional organizers recruit and direct volunteers in their states identify and coordinate with causes and clients and help identify new possible causes.Expenses $26,304
- Outreach Events: Discussed You Are The Power and the principle of human respect at multiple events including state LP conventions YAL events and with Kennedy of Fox Business Channel.Expenses $19,318
- Hernandez GA: Closed 2025. Acquitted at trial family reunited.Expenses $15,661
- Patterson FL: Parents were falsely accused of abuse.Expenses $9,884
- Veasey One Love Longview TX: The executive director of a nonprofit was arrested under a local ordinance. Closed 2025. The charges were later dismissed.Expenses $9,703
- FreedomFest: Discussed mission of You Are The Power to attendees. Fundraising opportunity.Expenses $8,838
- Timms GA: Closed 2025. Acquitted at trial family reunited.Expenses $8,544
- Mid-State Corridor Alliance IN: Various homes and properties were threatened with being seized by the state under eminent domain.Expenses $7,510
- New Hampshire Hazlitt Policy Summitt: Discussed family policing work.Expenses $6,993
- Arkansas Prison Project: Interviewed townspeople of Charleston AR fighting a proposed prison coming to their town.Expenses $6,614
- Ridges Law was the first second opinion legislation in the southeast. It guarantees the right to a second medical opinion for the parents of medically complex children accused of abuse. The bill is affectionately named after Ridge Collins the son of YATP clients Casey and Bailey Collins. They were falsely accused of abuse after Ridge who is medically complex was taken to a childrens hospital for treatment.Expenses $6,309
- Wilson TN: Memphis Police took a photo of a decedents naked body with her phone. Son later found out. Police were dishonest about what happened.Expenses $4,916
- Anderson MA: Mother was falsely accused of medical abuse.Expenses $4,721
- Ron Paul 90th Birthday: Spike was invited to speak at Ron Pauls 90th birthday celebration.Expenses $4,545
- Frogtown Road KY: Various homes and properties were threatened with being seized by the state under eminent domain.Expenses $4,367
- Sullivan GA: Closed 2025. Family reunited charges against the mother father entered negotiated plea regarding neglect.Expenses $4,344
- Training: Members have access to regular training events on a wide range of topics including activism with social media FOIA requests generating publicity public speaking legislative outreach event planning volunteer management and more.Expenses $4,113
- ABA Conference MN: Met and spoke with lawyers and activists involved in family reunification.Expenses $3,850
- Tallon GA: Parents falsely accused of abuse.Expenses $3,496
- Harm That Helps GA: Screening of documentary produced by Rebecca Lindstrom Atlanta reporter on raising awareness of medically fragile children being falsely accused of abuse.TVExpenses $3,456
- Cortland Township NY: A local township proposed an ordinance requiring people with disabilities to register their mobility devices or face a fine. Closed 2025. The local government backed off on the proposed ordinance.Expenses $3,244
- Whiting - Clark GA: Closed 2025. Family reunited CPS case dismissed.Expenses $2,896
- Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity: Spike spoke to the foundation regarding the organization and the principle of human respect.Expenses $2,825 · revenue $5,000
- Texas Homelessness Network annual conference: Ryan and Myra spoke at the event.Expenses $2,719
- Carter MS: Active.Expenses $2,648
- Henry Family Farm NJ: A family farm was threatened with being seized by the state under eminent domain. Closed 2025. The local government and property owner reached a deal.Expenses $2,546
- Freeman GA: Parents were falsely accused of abuse.Expenses $2,321
- Schneiderman IA: Mother accused of killing her medically fragile child.Expenses $2,300
- Pino Buchanan FL: Parents were falsely accused of abuse.Expenses $2,296
- Combs OH: A veteran with PTSD had his emotional support animals foul seized under a local ordinance. Closed 2025. Loss. City government would not back down on its assertion that the client was not allowed to keep emotional support animals on his property.Expenses $2,073
- Be Kind Be Great SC: Closed 2025. Local law enforcement stopped harassing BKBG.Expenses $2,048
- Savely GA: Closed 2025. Family reunited CPS case dismissed upon completion of safety plan.Expenses $2,048
- Kentucky Paramedics: Two paramedics in KY were under licensure review after administering lifesaving antivenom to a snakebite victim. Closed 2025. The governing body that licenses paramedics voted not to proceed with license censure.Expenses $1,668
- Collins GA: Closed 2025. Family reunited criminal charges and CPS case dismissed.Expenses $1,448
- Reunification Run: A community fundraising effort to help support six Georgia families adversely impacted by false abuse allegations. All proceeds were split evenly with the families.Expenses $1,200
- Swanson GA: A man was arrested while speaking at a commissioner meeting. The law under which he was arrested was later determined to be unconstitutional. Closed 2025. Criminal charges were dismissed before we could go public.Expenses $850
- Barker GA: Closed 2025. Family reunited CPS case dismissed after completion of safety plan.Expenses $600
- Nourish Our Neighbors OH: Closed 2025. Case turned over to Pacific Legal Foundation.Expenses $600
- Classy GoFundMe seminar: social media marketing seminarExpenses $281
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
- 92-1481708
- 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
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $547,147
- Income (IRS master file)
- $880,349
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $880,349 | $491,118 | $547,147 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $343,235 | $318,643 | $157,915 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $261,910 | $128,587 | $133,323 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Jeremy Spike Cohen | 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 92-1481708).
Questions about YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION is 92-1481708.
- Is YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION 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 YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION 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 YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION 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 YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jeremy Spike Cohen.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,800 (Jeremy Spike Cohen, President).
- How much revenue does YOU ARE THE POWER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $880,349, expenses of $491,118 and total assets of $547,147 at year end.
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