Speakup
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SPEAKUP! PROVIDES YOUTH, EDUCATORS AND PARENTING ADULTS WITH THE SKILLS, OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT TO BE HEARD ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES OF TODAY. SPEAKUP! ENABLES YOUTH TO MAKE POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES AND PARENTING ADULTS AND EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY NAVIGATE THE JOURNEY TO BECOME HAPPY, CONFIDENT ADULTS.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 19.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $98,286, dir. finance & admin
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 19.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $883,585 spent. THIS AUDIT YEAR SPEAKUP! CONDUCTED 25 PROGRAMS SERVING 30 DIVERSE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. OUR SCHOOL PROFILE IS AS FOLLOWS: 56% OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE PRIVATE / 44% PUBLIC; 78% SUBURBAN / 22% URBAN; 53% OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL / 47% MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN TERMS OF PARTICIPANT TOTALS, SPEAKUP! SUPPORTED OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS TO HAVE YOUTH, EDUCATORS AND PARENTING ADULTS SPEAK UP. WE ENGAGED 760 STUDENTS ON OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE TRAINED 326 EDUCATORS IN FACILITATION, 253 CO-FACILITATED EVENTS AND IN TOTAL, 385 EDUCATORS ATTENDED THE 25 FORUMS. TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION THROUGH OUR PARENTING ADULT COFFEE SERIES, WE ADDED MORE IN THE VIRTUAL SETTING AND ENGAGED 98 ADULTS. WE TRAINED 46 ADULTS IN THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROGRAM AND 64 ADULTS IN QPR (QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER) TRAINING.IMPACT MEASUREMENT SURVEYS SHOWED THAT SPEAKUP! HAS MADE A POSITIVE MEASURABLE IMPACT. AS A RESULT OF SPEAKUP!, 91% OF PARTICIPANTS REALIZED THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR FEELINGS OR EXPERIENCES, 84% ARE MORE WILLING TO ASK FOR HELP, AND THEY KNOW WHERE TO TURN. 90% OF ADULTS HAVE A MORE POSITIVE VIEW OF STUDENTS AND 80% OF STUDENTS HAVE A MORE POSITIVE VIEW OF ADULTS. 91% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL USE WHAT THEY LEARNED AS SPEAKUP! TO BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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