Nonprofit · EIN 26-1880111
ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC
Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $579,664 | $693,800 | -$114,136 | $687,308 | $155,684 | $531,624 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $319,581 | $549,377 | -$229,796 | $745,813 | $100,053 | $645,760 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $304,953 | $437,306 | -$132,353 | $884,062 | $8,506 | $875,556 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $492,869
- of which government grants
- $212,704
- Program service revenue
- $70,398
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $16,397
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,821
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $100,846
- Other salaries and wages
- $182,456
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $307,221
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $45,853
- Occupancy
- $112,241
- Travel
- $217
- Depreciation
- $25,670
- Program services (functional)
- $562,733
- Management and general (functional)
- $70,395
- Fundraising (functional)
- $60,672
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $745,813
- Total assets, end of year
- $687,308
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $155,684
- Net assets, end of year
- $531,624
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $318,596
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $203,152
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $328,472
- Gross receipts
- $579,664
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- MD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNN HUGHES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $70,149 |
| MAURICE C JOHNSON JR MPH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARISA HARRISTON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN MATUBIA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOYCE SEGARRA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANSLEM BEACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYDIA NDIBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM SHEFTELL HUMPHRIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REJJIA CAMPHOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL MARENGO | DIRECTOR THRU JAN 2025 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW DUMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CELESTE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM BERGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELANIE MCGHEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA B DANIELSON | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $77,310 |
| Maurice C Johnson Jr MPH | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Marisa Harriston | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Melanie McGhee | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Joyce Segarra | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Rejjia Camphor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Binta Ceesay-through Feb'24 | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Matubia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Dumas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lydia Ndiba | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Humphries | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Hughes | Interim Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna MacLachlan | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $83,540 |
| Bruno Falcon | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Gabrielle Koeppel | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Maurice C Johnson Jr MPH | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Marisa Harriston | Co-Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Melanie McGhee | Co-Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Joyce Segarra | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Binta Ceesay | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rejjia Camphor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sydne Chesson | Director (through Dec 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Karn | Director (through April 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nakia Heard | Director (through Jan 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deirdre O'Connor | Director (through April 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Matubia | Director (effective Feb 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 900 WAYNE AVE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-4428
- In care of
- % RICHARD JAEGGL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LYNN HUGHES, 900 WAYNE AVENUE LOWER LEVEL, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
- Signed the 990
- LYNN HUGHES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (301) 664-4961
- Website
- WWW.YOUTHMEDIAMD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GORFINE SCHILLER & GARDYN PA
Mission
TO PROVIDE INCLUSIVE SPACES WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE FIND THEIR UNIQUE VOICES, GAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LEARN THE MEDIA SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE THRIVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- CLASS & TRAINING - ACTION YOUTH MEDIA CURRENTLY OFFERS FREE, OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN OUR STUDIO, AS WELL AS IN AREA SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND RECREATION CENTERS ACROSS THE REGION TO MORE THAN 50 STUDENTS PER WEEK. CLASSES WE OFFER INCLUDE: GENERAL PRODUCTION SKILLS, ANIMATION, EDITING, PODCAST, AND DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION. IN FY 2025 WE OFFERED 12- AND 15- WEEK MODELS, AS WELL AS STUDIO HOURS FOR STUDENTS. ADVANCED STUDENTS WERE PAID FOR THEIR WORK IN THE STUDIO.Expenses $562,425 · grants $1,821 · revenue $86,795
- OUTREACH - ACTION YOUTH MEDIA PARTICIPATES IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES EACH YEAR INCLUDING: MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL'S BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR; BUCKETS & BEATS YOUTH STREET FAIR; CAREER DAYS AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS; BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS AT LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS; MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGIONAL TOWN HALLS; AMONGST OTHERS.Expenses $308
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1880111
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $687,308
- Income (IRS master file)
- $579,664
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $579,664 | $693,800 | $687,308 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $319,581 | $549,377 | $745,813 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $304,953 | $437,306 | $884,062 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $271,364 | $421,420 | $1,027,248 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1880111).
Questions about ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC
- What is the EIN of ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC is 26-1880111.
- Is ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LYNN HUGHES.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,149 (LYNN HUGHES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ACTION YOUTH MEDIA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $579,664, expenses of $693,800 and total assets of $687,308 at year end.
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