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Filing year 2023

YOUTH SPEAKS INC

San Francisco, California·EIN 91-2134499·NTEE O50 · Youth Development·3
Total revenue
$2.5M
Total assets
$8M
Total expenses
$3.9M
Reported officers
13
Mission

YOUTH SPEAKS CREATES SAFE SPACES TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, SELF-DEFINED ARTISTS, AND VISIONARY ACTIVISTS THROUGH WRITTEN AND ORAL LITERACIES. WE CHALLENGE YOUTH TO FIND, DEVELOP, PUBLICLY PRESENT, AND APPLY THEIR VOICES AS CREATORS OF SOCIETAL CHANGE. ULTIMATELY, WE HOPE TO SHIFT THE PERCEPTIONS OF YOUTH BY COMBATING ILLITERACY, ALIENATION, AND SILENCE, CREATING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF BRAVE NEW VOICES BRINGING THE NOISE FROM THE MARGINS TO THE CORE. SINCE 1996, YOUTH SPEAKS HAS CHAMPIONED A LOCALIZED, NATIONAL, AND INCREASINGLY GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE BOLDLY DECLARING THEMSELVES PRESENT.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023

Executive Dir.
Officer (Unspecified)
$172k
$187k
Base
$172k
Bonus
Other
Benefits

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 12 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Youth Development

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at YOUTH SPEAKS INC equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for youth development organizations is 11%.

This organization (2023)
4%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 21%

Based on 5,115 youth development organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Held steady
from 2022

From $172k in 2022 to $172k in 2023.

$172k
2022
$172k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 4% in real terms$194k to $187k

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.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about YOUTH SPEAKS INC

What are YOUTH SPEAKS INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, YOUTH SPEAKS INC reported $2.5M in total revenue and $3.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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