Youth With a Vision
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To increase the educational, economical, and social accomplishments for at risk youth through vocational handyman training projects, home school liaison, and on the job training. Handyman training is also provided to occupants of a local mobile home park where residents are taught the skills required to maintain their own mobile homes.
- Income
- $161,650
- Spending
- $151,852
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $22,500 spent. Vocational Handyman Project. We have trained 35 youth in the following skills: How to use hand and power tools. Basics skills in plumbing, painting, drywall, patch, flooring, carpentry, and sprinkler repairs. We also took on a mobile home project, teaching residents general repairs skills. The greatest need was showing the residents how to maintain their plumbing, winter preparation, caulking windows, sealing drafty entrance doors and insulating them. 55 residents received training
- $35,899 spent. Home school liaison project educated, recruited and enrolled students that have dropped out of high school. We target teens who are either dropped out for teen pregnancy, have criminal records, at risk, low income or runaways. This year we have enrolled 38 teens and 22 received enough credits to be issued their high school diplomas
- $18,950 spent. Floral design, photography, catering, video productions, DJ, entrepreneur opportunities provided to 62 students. These students were enrolled for 6 months. They received training in work ethics, accounting basics, how to set up and start their business, nuts and bolts of compliance. Next step they received opportunities to work events using their skills.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 December 2025.
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 1999.
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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