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International Youth Foundation

EIN 38-2935397 · Baltimore, MD

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood82 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

IYF IS A GLOBAL NGO THAT PREPARES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE AND ENGAGED CITIZENS.

Income
$15.2 million
Spending
$16.7 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
11.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 93%
Employees
58
Volunteers
18
Highest pay
$304,783, cfo & evp

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 12% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 7% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 19 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
  1. $6.8 million spent. INITIATIVES IN THE US AND GLOBAL PROGRAMS: IN 2024, IYF CONTINUED TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT BUILD PATHWAYS TO MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND LEADERSHIP.THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY (YO) INITIATIVE - FUNDED BY MCDONALD'S - SURPASSED ITS GLOBAL GOAL OF REACHING 2.2 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE TWO YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 10 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THE INITIATIVE REACHED 18,898 YOUTH ACROSS THE U.S., OFFERING LIFE SKILLS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH IYF'S PASSPORT TO SUCCESS CURRICULUM. OVER 81% OF PARTICIPANTS TRANSITIONED TO EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION, REINFORCING YO'S PROVEN MODEL FOR YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY.THE UP FOR CHANGE (UP4C) PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE OAK FOUNDATION, EMPOWERED 16 NEURODIVERSE YOUTH LEADERS TO CO-DESIGN AND MANAGE A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING PROCESS, AWARDING $600,000 USD TO SEVEN PROJECTS THAT REACHED OVER 400 NEURODIVERSE YOUNG PEOPLE.THROUGH THE BURBERRY INSPIRE INITIATIVE, IYF CONTINUED TO EXPAND CREATIVITY-BASED PROGRAMMING ACROSS SEVEN COUNTRIES, REACHING OVER 209,000 YOUTH THROUGH ARTISTIC AND STEM-RELATED PROJECTS. IN 2024, 20 YOUNG LEADERS FROM THIS PROGRAM LAUNCHED LOCAL STORYTELLING INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE INCLUSION AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION.GLOBALLY, IYF ALSO ADVANCED GENDER EQUALITY AND HEALTH RIGHTS THROUGH PROPEL YOUTH AND GENDER, A FIVE-YEAR USAID PROJECT LAUNCHED IN 2023, NOW ACTIVE IN TANZANIA, MADAGASCAR, AND THE GAMBIA. THE PROGRAM HAS STRENGTHENED YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL DIALOGUES ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, CONTRIBUTED TO GENDER-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE RESEARCH, AND SUPPORTED ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE AND FGM.
  2. $4.3 million spent. INITIATIVES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REMAIN AT THE HEART OF IYF'S MISSION. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF 55,923 YOUNG PEOPLE, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED $2.76 BILLION USD IN LIFETIME INCOME INCREASES.IN MEXICO, THE EQUIPYOUTH PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION, PREPARED 30,391 STUDENTS ACROSS 62 HIGH SCHOOLS FOR IT AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CAREERS, ACHIEVING A 74.5% JOB PLACEMENT RATE AND TRAINING 528 INSTRUCTORS.THE GREEN GENERATION MX PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE TK FOUNDATION, DESIGNED AND PILOTED THREE GREEN-SKILLS CURRICULA - DATA SCIENCE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND EV PRODUCTION - REACHING 513 YOUTH WITH A 66% JOB PLACEMENT RATE. THE INITIATIVE WILL SCALE TO 17,000 YOUTH ACROSS MEXICO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.JUVENTUDES, SUPPORTED BY THE HILTON GLOBAL FOUNDATION AND CONRAD N. HILTON FOUNDATION, RECONNECTED VULNERABLE YOUTH IN MEXICO CITY TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, ACHIEVING 98% OF ITS GOAL, WITH 72.7% PURSUING FURTHER EDUCATION AND 57.3% SECURING EMPLOYMENT.
  3. $1.4 million spent. INITIATIVES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1990, IYF HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO SECURE MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND LEAD THE GREEN AND DIGITAL TRANSITIONS. IN 2024, IYF PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, AND NIGERIA EQUIPPED THOUSANDS OF YOUTH WITH THE TECHNICAL, DIGITAL, AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS NEEDED TO THRIVE IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK.IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE HIGH GEAR INITIATIVE - IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT AND ALLIED MANUFACTURERS - SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED AFTER TRANSFORMING THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) LANDSCAPE. THE PROGRAM ALIGNED SIX MAJOR ENGINEERING COURSES WITH INDUSTRY NEEDS, DEVELOPED SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK, AND FOSTERED 19 PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN TVET INSTITUTIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.ACROSS THE REGION, IYF ALSO CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING THE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY GOOGLE.ORG, WHICH HAS EMPOWERED YOUNG WOMEN IN KENYA, NIGERIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA WITH IT AND CYBERSECURITY TRAINING. OVER 8,600 YOUTH WOMEN HAVE BENEFITED FROM THESE EFFORTS, WITH 69% JOB PLACEMENT RATES ACROSS DIGITAL CAREER PATHWAYS.
  4. $644,393 spent. INITIATIVES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND ASIA: IN 2024, IYF STRENGTHENED EMPLOYABILITY AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN COUNTRIES ACROSS THE MENA AND ASIA REGIONS. THE PROPEL YOUTH AND GENDER PROJECT CONTINUED TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY AND HEALTH RIGHTS, PROMOTING YOUTH-LED ADVOCACY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE.MEANWHILE, THE BURBERRY INSPIRE PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS CREATIVE HUBS ACROSS ASIA AND EUROPE - INCLUDING HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND ITALY - PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR OVER 200,000 YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVITY, CONFIDENCE, AND LEADERSHIP.THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, IYF CONTINUES TO EMPOWER YOUTH ACROSS CONTINENTS TO LEAD SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, EQUIPPING THEM TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FUTURES, SHAPE THEIR ECONOMIES, AND DRIVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

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

    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 July 1990.

    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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