YOUTH RADIO DBA YR MEDIA IS AN AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT TRAINS A GROUP OF DIVERSE YOUNG PEOPLE IN DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS LEARN TO PRODUCE MARKETABLE MEDIA FOR MASSIVE AUDIENCES WHILE BRINGING YOUTH PERSPECTIVES TO ISSUES OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND CONCERN. THROUGH YR MEDIA, YOUNG PEOPLE TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, COMMUNITIES, AND THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION. BY BRINGING NATIONAL SCALE TO YR MEDIA'S PROVEN MODEL OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND MEDIA PRODUCTION TRAINING, YR MEDIA WILL DRAMATICALLY EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES (LOW INCOME YOUTH AND YOUTH OF COLOR) TO CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL NARRATIVES, REACH AND INFLUENCE SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCES, AND ACHIEVE LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations in California.
- Base
- $172k
- Bonus
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- Other
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- Benefits
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- Base
- $127k
- Bonus
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- Other
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- Benefits
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- Base
- $101k
- Bonus
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- Other
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- Benefits
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| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer Median to 75th percentile | $172k | — | — | — | $172k $182k |
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer 25th percentile to median | $127k | — | — | — | $127k $135k |
Director of Partnerships Highest Compensated Employee 10th to 25th percentilevs organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z peers nationwide | $101k | — | — | — | $101k $107k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 10 unpaid individuals.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at YOUTH RADIO equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.
Based on 1,569 organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Down 42%
from 2023
From $297k in 2023 to $172k in 2024.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay fell 42% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 53%.
- Chief Financial Officer pay rose 211% from 2023 to 2024.
- Highest Compensated Employee pay fell 37% from 2023 to 2024.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about YOUTH RADIO
What does the Chief Executive Officer of YOUTH RADIO earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of YOUTH RADIO received $171,886 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations in California, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at YOUTH RADIO compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at organizationPage.redesign.benchmarkBuilder.ntee.Z organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at YOUTH RADIO falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2024, the highest total compensation at YOUTH RADIO equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for organizationpage.redesign.benchmarkbuilder.ntee.z organizations is 9%.
What are YOUTH RADIO's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, YOUTH RADIO reported $3.7M in total revenue and $6.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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