Youth With a Mission Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported an excess benefit transaction with an insider.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
FACILITATION OF MINISTRY TEAMS - FACILITATED MINISTRY TEAMS FROM NORTH AMERICA. INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED WITH US IN OUR SHORT TERM MISSIONS PROGRAM FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME.
- Income
- $140,393
- Spending
- $143,024
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- -2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 48%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 33 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 36% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 56 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (2)
- $45,614 spent. CHILDRENS MINISTRY: WE RAN UNE JERICHO KIDS CAMP. A ONE WEEK DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN EACH DAY THAT RANGED FROM 5-12 YEARS OLD. 60 CHILDREN FROM ST. CROIX PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMP. THEY PARTICIPATED IN OUTDOOR LEARNING TIME, CRAFTS, SPORTS, AND GAMES.
- $53,398 spent. SHORT TERM TEAMS & INDIVIDUALS IN 2025 WE FACILITATED 5 MINISTRY TEAMS, MADE UP OF 87 INDIVIDUALS, FROM NORTH AMERICA. THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL 25 PEOPLE WHO INDIVIDUALLY VOLUNTEERED WITH US IN OUR SHORT TERM MISSIONS PROGRAM FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME. WE WORKED WITH A TOTAL OF 112 PEOPLE, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY OR IN TEAMS OF PEOPLE, WHO PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS OUTREACH MINISTRIES WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH, THE HOMELESS, WORK PROJECTS, AND ASSISTING THE WORK OF LOCAL CHURCHES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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