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New Orleans Youth Alliance

EIN 82-4252541 · New Orleans, LA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair56 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Guided by our community and grounded in racial equity intersectional equity and youth leadership New Orleans Youth Alliance fosters youth-centered policies and cultivates a system of high-quality well-resourced youth development organizations with the intent to drive the transformation of systems to better serve youth.

Income
$1.2 million
Spending
$1.6 million
Spent on programs
61%
Reserves
9.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 55%
Employees
12
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$154,700, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 56 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 9.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 7% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 36% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 37% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    61% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 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

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 June 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)
  1. $412,121 spent. New Orleans Youth Alliance Reengagement Center continues to work to reconnect youth 16-24 who are disconnected from work and school. NOYA successfully reduced the disconnection rate by 5% across the work of our collaborative. The REC provided outreach engagement and services totaling over 900 service hours to 247 young people. We successfully reconnected and prevented the disconnection of 92 young people to postsecondary education. The Functional Zero Opportunity Youth collaborative was expanded to 18 members including workforce development leaders like JOB1 and Ochsner Healthcare. With Childrens Bureau of New Orleans we co-designed a Mental Health Community Worker pathway to increase mental health assistance
  2. $251,294 spent. The New Orleans Youth Alliance NOLA-YPQI worked with New Orleans youth development organizations to take part in our YPQI assessments to evaluate and improve their programs. Assessments measure four aspects of programming: Safe Environment Supportive Environment Interaction and Engagement. These domains roughly mirror Maslows Hierarchy of needs with a Safe Environment equating to physiological needs and Engagement being similar to self-actualization. Last year YPQI partners saw a 10% increase in Engagement scores which is significant. Youth organizations here are beating national averages in Engagement,and we have achieved our highest Engagement scores as a network ever
  3. $341,759 spent. The Opportunity Youth Forum seeks to scale multiple solutions that improve outcomes in education careers and well-being for Opportunity Youth. The Forum provides funding to bolster cross system and sector collaborative efforts in communities aimed at improving outcomes for youth and young adults. It implements additional grantmaking strategies that tie to a learning agenda evidence and field building and narrative and systems change. The purpose of this grant is to support the work of the New Orleans Youth Alliance its co-backbone partner the New Orleans Children and Youth Planning Board and partners in the New Orleans Opportunity Youth Collaborative to foster belonging meaning and purpose as the north star for the rising generation with a focus on reforming the systems meant to support youth and young adults.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 March 2019.

    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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