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Young Planet Leaders

EIN 33-1999172 · Ft Lauderdale, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

MISSION IS TO FEATURE, INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS WHO USE THEIR CREATIVITY AND ACTIONS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE PLANET. FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, YOUNG PLANET LEADERS, A PROGRAM UNDER OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION, HEAL THE PLANET TOGETHER, HAS INSPIRED, EMPOWERED, AND ELEVATED YOUTH CHANGEMAKERS AROUND THE GLOBE. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THANKS TO DIRECT FUNDING FROM HEAL THE PLANET FOUNDATION, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPERIENCED RAPID AND EXCITING GROWTH, EXPANDING BOTH ITS GLOBAL REACH AND DEPTH OF ITS OFFERINGS. SINCE LAUNCHING OUR DEDICATED DISCORD SERVER JUST TWO YEARS AGO, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVES. ONE OF THE FIRST WAS THE CREATION OF AN ADVISORY BOARD MADE UP OF YOUNG PLANET LEADERS THEMSELVES, ENSURING THAT THE VOICES AND NEEDS OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY YOUTH GUIDE OUR EVOLUTION. AS A RESULT, WE'VE LAUNCHED NEW PROGRAMS SUCH AS MENTOR PAIRINGS, WHICH CONNECT YOUNG PLANET LEADERS WITH EXPERIENCED GUIDES, AND MEDIA OUTREACH SUPPORT, HE

Income
$121,250
Spending
$116,516
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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. $113,855 spent. YOUNG PLANET LEADER OF THE MONTH, YOUNG CHANGEMAKER QUARTERLY SPONSORSHIP AND YOUNG PLANET LEADER CLUB. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CREATE A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE PLANET THROUGH COMMITTMENT TO SUPPORTING YOUNG LEADERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 2024.

    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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