Youth M O V E National
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Youth MOVE National connects, supports, and develops youth leadership in advocacy to create positive change. We practice authentic youth engagement through youth driven decision making by elevating youth voices of lived experience. We ensure that young people are heard and valued as leaders in the agencies, communities, and systems that impact their lives.
- Income
- $967,838
- Spending
- $876,346
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 51%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $106,147, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 September 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 (3)
- $223,421 spent. Youth MOVE National (YMN) supports an expansive network of chapters and members. The Youth MOVE Chapter Network comprises over 40 Chapters nationwide, is structured at the local and state levels, and provides recreation and peer networking, community involvement and advocacy, social marketing and awareness-building, youth voice development and leadership, personal development and empowerment, and peer services. Youth MOVE chapter members bring valuable lived experience and voice to the table from the following systems, settings, and historically and presently excluded populations: mental health, substance misuse and recovery, juvenile justice, education, child welfare, residential treatment, houseless youth, Native youth, HIV/AIDS, vocational rehabilitation, physical disability, 2SLGBTQIA+, parenting youth, and more. Youth advocates within the Youth MOVE Chapter Network are connected through local programming, statewide advisory and leadership structures, and national-level participation and representation. Chapters are the grassroots, community-built foundation that unites the voices and causes of youth across the nation with YMN. Chapters provide brave spaces for youth to convene, share similar experiences, and strategize on systems change.
- $427,873 spent. Youth-serving organizations in behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, and other systems are increasingly investing in developing youth peer-delivered services. Youth MOVE National (YMN) provides leadership, coordination, and resources for those working to establish programming that is inclusive of lived experience, promotes youth leadership skills, values youth and young adults as meaningful partners, and is responsive to youth needs. A major component of these efforts is supporting communities in expanding the service array to include the development and implementation of youth peer support programming. Through these efforts, YMN offers training and technical assistance resources that help facilitate community dialogue around critical components needed to assess readiness (both in informal settings and for formalized, billable service delivery), build infrastructure and capacity, and to expand the use of youth peer support as an enhancement to the existing youth-driven program offerings in local communities. Through the delivery of community-specific implementation coaching and the operation of the Youth MOVE Peer Center, YMN is advancing the priorities of the youth peer workforce as identified in the 2018 Youth Peer Support Priority Agenda. Youth MOVE Chapters additionally provide valuable foundations for informal peer support via group meetings, projects, and campaigns, as well as supporting a positive peer environment for youth with lived systems experience. YMN provides individualized coaching and consulting to communities and states working to implement youth peer support, including strategic work around curriculum and training, hiring and recruiting, and supervision.
- $80,390 spent. The Comprehensive Systems Integration for Adolescent and Young Adult Health (CSI AYAH) project is a federally funded initiative administered through the American Academy of Pediatrics and supported by the Human Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The project aims to improve adolescent and young adult health and well-being across the United States by advancing integrated approaches across health, school, and community systems. Running from September 8, 2023, through August 31, 2028. CSI AYAH focuses on strengthening cross-sector collaboration, promoting holistic systems of care, and building the capacity of state, territorial, and tribal leaders to support youth-centered health initiatives. FY2025 represents year 2 of 5 for this project. Youth MOVE National (YMN) serves as the project's youth engagement and youth peer support subject matter expert. In partnership with the AAP and five additional national organizations, YMN shares leadership of the project's National Coordinating Committee, which convenes nationally recognized leaders across health, education, and community systems. YMN contributes to strategic leadership and systems integration efforts by supporting needs assessments, facilitating youth engagement activities, participating in steering committees and work groups, and helping develop a national blueprint for integrated systems of care. Additionally, YMN provides training and technical assistance (TTA) to Title V, state, territorial, and tribal leaders; informs key informant interviews and focus groups; contributes to the development of evidence-informed tools and resources; supports the creation of a repository of integrated care models hosted on AAP.org; and identifies and engages subject matter experts for TTA activities, learning collaboratives, webinars, and other program outputs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 October 13, 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 September 2024.
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 March 2013.
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 October 21, 2026.
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