Southern Legal Center for Youth Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To support the health, safety, stability, and education of young people in the Southern United States by advancing their legal rights. The Southern Legal Center for Youth's ultimate vision is that all young people in the South have their legal needs met so that they can secure housing, education, healthcare, and other benefits and resources they need. Service is provided to young people free of charge.
- Income
- $121,707
- Spending
- $44,288
- Reserves
- 26.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Highest pay
- $4,283, interim vice president of programs and partnerships
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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)
- $27,131 spent. Youth Homelessness Project: Serves young people between 12-24 years old in the metro Atlanta area who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness and experiencing a civil legal issue. Provides free legal support to help resolve issues related to housing insecurity and connect young people with resources for greater stability. In 2025, provided legal support to 27 clients ages 12-24 who are without their parents and held 1 legal clinic for vital documents support.
- $3,424 spent. Gender-Affirming Legal Care: Serves trans and gender-expansive youth ages 18-26 by increasing access to trauma-informed, youth-centered, and gender-affirming legal services for youth and young adults in Georgia through direct representation, clinics, and legal education, which center the identities and experiences of trans and gender expansive young people. In 2025, held 5 gender-affirming name change legal clinics that served 40 clients ages 18-26. Also conducted 2 training and capacity building events for legal professionals.
- $3,065 spent. Southern Kiki Leaders Collective: A grassroots youth leadership pipeline designed to empower Black, LGBTQIA2S+, and gender-expansive youth across the Southern U.S. through culturally relevant sexual health advocacy, legal education, workforce development, and systems navigation. 2025 membership included 51 young people.
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 October 2023.
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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