Devils Youth Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION (DYF), A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, ENRICHES THE LIVES OF NEW JERSEY'S YOUTH BY CREATING LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES AND INSPIRING YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE FOUNDATION ADDRESSES ISSUES SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITIES, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SAFE PLACES TO PLAY, LEARN, AND GROW, AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BY CREATING AND EXPANDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $215,603, executive director
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: 83 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 47% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% 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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 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 (1)
- $1.5 million spent. THE DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION INVESTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT IMPACT YOUTH THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY. FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SAFE SPACES FOR KIDS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HOLIDAY DRIVES AND ENSURES KIDS ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK, CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NJ, HOCKEY IN NJ, LA CASA DE DON PEDRO AND OTHER PROGRAMS.FOR MORE PROGRAM DETAIL - SEE SCHEDULE O BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK - PRIORITIES: EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A GREAT FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES, BY ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, DEVELOPING A STRONG CHARACTER, AND LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.BGCN BELIEVES IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE "WHOLE CHILD" - THEY HOUSE A FREE DENTAL CLINIC, EYE CARE CENTER AND FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER AT THEIR CLUBHOUSE, AND THEIR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CULTIVATING HEALTHY HABITS IN NEWARK'S CHILDREN. PREVIOUS FUNDING WENT TO "TECHNICAL SUPPORT" WHICH INCLUDED THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN. THE DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION IS DONATING $25,000 FOR THE BGCN'S TRIPLE PLAY PROGRAM. TRIPLE PLAY RESEARCH CONFIRMS THAT EXERCISE MAKES YOUNG BRAINS READY TO LEARN. CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAMS EXERCISE AT LEAST 60 MINUTES A DAY, THREE DAYS A WEEK. THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SWIMMING, DANCE, AND FREE PLAY, ARE A VEHICLE FOR CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN TEAM ACTIVITIES, WHILE INCREASING ENDURANCE, STRENGTH, AND CONFIDENCE.NEWARK DAY CENTER - NEWARK DAY CENTER IS A MULTIFACETED, INNOVATIVE, AND PACE-SETTING COMMUNITY AGENCY SERVING CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. NEWARK DAY CENTER IS THE OLDEST SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY IN NEW JERSEY. IT IS ALSO THE THIRD OLDEST IN THE NATION. NEWARK DAY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO CONTINUE THEIR LONG TRADITION OF TRAINING THE POOR OF ALL AGES IN THE GREATER NEWARK AREA TO HELP THEMSELVES. NEWARK DAY CENTER PROVIDES THIS HELP THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, FRESH AIR FUND, ADULT TRAINING, PARENT AIDE PROGRAMMING, AND SENIOR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 1803 AS THE NEWARK FEMALE CHARITABLE SOCIETY. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS, AND PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR OVER 200 CHILDREN AGED 3 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS.NEW CITY KIDS - NEW CITY KIDS WAS FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO A LACK OF POSITIVE EMPLOYMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN JERSEY CITY. FOUNDERS TREVOR AND LINDA RUBINGH DEVELOPED THE PROGRAM AS AN INTERSECTION OF PREVENTATIVE AFTER-SCHOOL SERVICES. FOR OVER 20 YEARS, HELPING UNDERSERVED STUDENTS REACH THEIR POTENTIAL HAS BEEN OUR MISSION'S CORE. ALL NEW CITY KIDS STAFF ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT INVESTING IN OUR YOUTH AND ARE EXPERTS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING.NEWARK COMMUNITY STREET TEAM - THE LAUNCH OF THE NCST YOUTH-FOCUSED VICTIM ASSISTANCE ACADEMY AT LEAD CHARTER SCHOOL/NEWARK OPPORTUNITY YOUTH NETWORK ILLUMINATES A PATH OF HOPE, EMPOWERMENT, AND TRANSFORMATION. SUPPORTED BY THE DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION AND FUELED BY THE PASSION OF DEDICATED STAFF LIKE DESIREE JOHNSON, THIS ACADEMY IS MORE THAN JUST AN EDUCATION - IT'S A LIFETIME FOR STUDENTS NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY. LA CASA DE DON PEDRO - LCDP HAS SERVED YOUTH IN THE NEWARK COMMUNITY SINCE ITS FOUNDING 50 YEARS AGO. WE SERVE CHILDREN PRIMARILY IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM, WITH FREE PRE-K, HEAD START, AND EARLY HEAD START SERVICES. WE ALSO SERVE CHILDREN THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR FAMILY SUCCESS CENTERS, AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS.OASISTHE DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT OF THE OASIS AFTER-SCHOOL ACADEMY (ASA) UNDERSCORES THEIR COMMITMENT TO NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION. ASA PROVIDES A HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH TO EDUCATION, FOSTERING ACADEMIC GROWTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. THE OASIS AFTER-SCHOOL ACADEMY (ASA) POSITIVELY IMPACTS PARTICIPATING CHILDREN AND STAFF ALIKE. LEONARDO BRAVO, WHO LEADS THE SEVENTH-GRADE ASA CLASS, BELIEVES THAT CHILDREN NEED A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE NEGATIVE OUTSIDE INFLUENCES ARE LIMITED AND WHERE CARING ADULTS CAN NURTURE THEMACCESS TO SPORT & FITNESS:CHALLENGED ATHLETES' FOUNDATION - IT IS THE MISSION OF THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES' FOUNDATION (CAF) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, SO THEY CAN PURSUE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS. THE CHALLENGED ATHLETES' FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT INVOLVEMENT IN SPORTS AT ANY LEVEL INCREASES SELF-ESTEEM, ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE AND ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE. FOUNDED IN 1994, 50 STATES, 70 INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES, 20 MILLION ATHLETES REACHED, 103 SPORTS SUPPORTED. HOCKEY IN NEW JERSEY - HOCKEY IN NEW JERSEY INSPIRES YOUTH TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS, SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AND CREATE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE SPORT OF HOCKEY. ESTABLISHED IN 2003, HOCKEY IN NEW JERSEY SERVES AS A STEADFAST ALLY AND NURTURING HAVEN FOR THE YOUNG WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES. ITS MISSION IS RESOLUTE: TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF HOCKEY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS AND THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE'S HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE INITIATIVE, HNJ EXTENDS A WARM EMBRACE, OFFERING A PATHWAY TO OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY CHILD WITH DREAMS OF GLIDING ACROSS THE ICE.SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY - PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED ON THE LOCAL, COUNTY, SECTIONAL AND STATE LEVELS YEAR-ROUND. IN TYPICAL TIMES, SONJ CONDUCTS OVER 265 COMPETITIONS ACROSS 24 SPORTS EACH YEAR. UNLIKE OTHER SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE OR PROGRAM FEE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS. ALL SONJ SPONSORED PROGRAMS ARE FREE TO ELIGIBLE ATHLETES, INCLUDING INSURANCE, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, HOUSING AND MEALS, ELIMINATING THE FINANCIAL BARRIER TO PARTICIPATING. IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL SPORTS PROGRAMMING, THEY OFFER THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES THAT ENH
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
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 December 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 January 2018.
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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