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World Youth Leadership Network

EIN 20-2019128 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak26 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SERVES AS A PLATFORM FOR YOUTH WORLD WIDE EXERCISE LEADERSHIP IN PROJECTS THAT ARE VITAL FOR THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS FOR THE ASSISTANCE FOR YOUTH IN OTHER REGIONS.

Income
$120,100
Spending
$118,885
Reserves
0.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 26 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 98% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $32,300 spent. WYLN ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING CIVIL SOCIETY AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN LIBYA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRANSATLANTIC LEADERSHIP NETWORK, WYLN HAS ORGANIZED SEVERAL WEBINAR PANEL DISCUSSIONS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICAL LIFE IN LIBYA, STRONG INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL LEADING ROLES, AND ECONOMIC REFORMS. WYLN HAS ALSO CONDUCTED SEVERAL PODCASTS FEATURING YOUNG ACTIVISTS FROM LIBYA. WYLN HAS ENGAGED IN PRODUCTION OF NEXT GENERATION: EMERGENT LEADERS IN LIBYA PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTED BY THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS IN WASHINGTON D.C. WE HAVE SUPPORTED THE ARABIC TRANSLATION OF THE BOOK NEXT GENERATION: EMERGENT LEADERS IN LIBYA AND WERE ENGAGED IN SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO HAVE THAT VOLUME PUBLISHED BY THE AL JAZEERA CENTER STUDIES, A THINK-TANK BASED IN DOHA. WYLN HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING THE MARITIME DISPUTES IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN THE WAY FORWARD PUBLICATION BY TRANSATLANTIC LEADERSHIP NETWORK AND BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS. WYLN WAS ALSO ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING THE PRODUCTION OF THIS PUBLICATION IN GREEK, TURKISH, FRENCH, AND ARABIC LANGUAGES, ALL DISTRIBUTED BY THE BROOKINGS PRESS IN WASHINGTON D.C.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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