Future for Lompoc Youth
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FUTURE FOR LOMPOC YOUTH'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER CONNECTIONS IN AN INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT TO EMPOWER LOMPOC YOUTH TO BUILD THEIR LEGACY.
- Income
- $106,070
- Spending
- $234,199
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $117,886, president
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
Weak: 37 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 121% 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 (1)
- $193,207 spent. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF VARIED PROFESSIONS INCLUDING CLASSES OFFERED AT ALLAN HANCOCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES. STUDENTS ALSO VISITED SEVERAL COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES.STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS. STUDENTS INTERACTED WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM THE LOCAL AREA AND PARTICIPATED IN THE CAREER READINESS ACADEMY OFFERED BY ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE. UP TO 40 STUDENTS PARTICIAPTED IN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES PROVIDED.
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 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 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 February 2022.
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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