THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT

Financials

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 September 30, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1609 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 4TH FL, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-1034

Principal officer (990 for 2023)

NADIA GOLD-MORITZ, 1609 CONNECTICUT AVE NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20009

Signed the 990

NADIA GOLD-MORITZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(202) 332-3399

Website

WWW.YOUNGWOMENSPROJECT.ORG

Return prepared by

MARINUCCI & ASSOCIATES LLC

Mission

YWP BUILDS THE LEADERSHIP AND POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSFORM DC INSTITUTIONS TO EXPAND RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DC YOUTH. YWP PROGRAMS ENGAGE YOUTH ON THREE LEVELS - AS PEER EDUCATORS, ADVOCATES, AND EMPLOYEES - AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH A PROCESS OF PERSONAL GROWTH AS COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE ABLE TO ANALYZE PROBLEMS, IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS, AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE. FOUNDED IN 1994, YWP HAS A STAFF OF 6 AND MANAGES TWO OFFICES. YWP IS VALUE-DRIVEN, ANTI-RACIST, FEMINIST, GROUNDED IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIP, AND WORKS EVERY DAY TO DISMANTLE OPPRESSION AND REBUILD INSTITUTIONS.

Program accomplishments

• P2P-SBMH (PEER TO PEER SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, DBH FUNDED). THIS PROGRAM OVERLAPS SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN (MHC). WITH THE OVERALL GOALS OF REDUCING STIGMA AND THE IMPACT OF TOXIC STRESS AND TRAUMA, INCREASING SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND EXPANDING SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL-WELLNESS EDUCATION, THE SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STUDENT PEER EDUCATOR PILOT PROGRAM (SB-BH P2P) TRAINED AND SUPPORTED A CADRE OF MORE THAN 122 YOUTH STAFF LEADERS (AGES 14-19) FROM 30+ DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO WILL USE EDUCATION, REFERRALS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND STUDENT ON- LINE SUPPORT (SOS) VIRTUAL WELLNESS CENTERS TO EDUCATE TO ENGAGE 12,032 PEERS AND CONNECT THEM TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. P2P-SBMH YOUTH STAFF REACHED 12,032 PEERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT INCLUDING 11,013 THROUGH CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND 2,120 WITH WEEKLY RESOURCES AND SKILLS-FOCUSED INFORMATION. YOUTH CONNECTED 2,879 DIRECTLY TO COUNSELORS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. MORE THAN 65% OF YOUTH STAFF AND YOUTH REACHED WILL LIVE IN HIGH POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS AND WARDS 5, 7 AND 8. WITH THE OVERALL GOALS OF REDUCING STIGMA AND THE IMPACT OF TOXIC STRESS AND TRAUMA, INCREASING SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND EXPANDING SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL-WELLNESS EDUCATION, THE MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN TRAINED AND SUPPORTED A CADRE OF MORE THAN 122 YOUTH STAFF LEADERS (AGES 14-19) FROM 30+ DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO USED EDUCATION, REFERRALS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND STUDENT ON-LINE SUPPORT (SOS) VIRTUAL WELLNESS CENTERS TO EDUCATE TO ENGAGE 12,032 STUDENTS (INCLUDING 2,200 EACH WEEK WITH PERSONALIZED MESSAGES) THROUGH TRAINING, TEXT CHATS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PRESENTATIONS, COVERING 10 HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING TOXIC STRESS, RESILIENCE BUILDING, SLEEP, TRAUMA, ANXIETY, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, CONSENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS, BREATHING, BRAIN SCIENCE,, DEPRESSION, SUBSTANCE USE, SUICIDE, NUTRITION, AND ACCESSING SCHOOL BASED AND CITY-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE ALSO CONNECTED MORE THAN 2,400 YOUTH TO COUNSELORS AND OTHER SUPPORTS, PRESENTED 42 TESTIMONIES TO DC COUNCIL AND SUBMITTED 82 WRITTEN TESTIMONIES, AND CONDUCTED A SURVEY WITH 1,040 STUDENTS FROM 36 SCHOOLS INCLUDING 16 DCPS AND 14 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, 3 PRIVATE, AND 3 MIDDLE SCHOOLS LIVING IN ALL DC WARDS WITH SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATION FROM WARDS 7 AND 8 (30% OF SURVEY TAKERS), 4 (24%) AND 5 (15%). SINCE 2020, YWP PEER EDUCATORS HAVE CONDUCTED AN ANNUAL YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS SURVEY--DOCUMENTING HIGH RATES OF YOUTH STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND ISOLATION AND LOW RATES OF SERVICE ACCESS. WE USED THE SURVEY FINDINGS AND OUR EXPERIENCE TO EDUCATE TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, PRINCIPALS, AND AGENCY LEADERS ON THE NEEDS OF YOUTH - WHO ARE STILL IN CRISIS WITH HIGH RATES OF DEPRESSION (31%), SUICIDE (14%) AND HIGH STRESS (77%). FINALLY, MHC DEEPENED THE ROLE OF OUR L2 (ADVANCED) YOUTH LEADERS THIS YEAR: 12 L2 MHC YOUTH LEADERS SERVED AS TRAINERS FOR NEW STAFF, IMPLEMENTING A 8 HOUR CURRICULA INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE, NUTRITION, FOOD DESERTS, AND NUTRITION. ENGAGING L2 YOUTH ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN LARGER TEAMS AND BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE CURRICULA IN SMALLER GROUPS.
  Expenses $313,679 · revenue $311,157
• THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC) THE DC YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (DC YAC) ENGAGES 30 DC YOUTH FROM ALL WARDS AND SEVERAL SCHOOLS WHO ENGAGE AND DEVELOP AS LEADERS, WORKERS, AND HEALTHY YOUTH. YAC MEMBERS DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE TRANSITIONS, BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, ACHIEVE PERSONAL GOALS, INCREASE AGENCY, AND IMPROVE PERSONAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. THEY ALSO USE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND ACCESS FOR THEIR PEERS, WITH HEALTH EDUCATION, SOCIAL MEDIA, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS. THE 2023-24 YAC TEAM INCLUDES 30 YOUTH FROM 13 DC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN YHEP AND MHC. YAC YOUTH LEADERS EDUCATED 300 PEERS WITH WEEKLY VPSA MESSAGES, REACHED 2,250 THROUGH CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, AND DISTRIBUTED 7,000 CONDOMS.
  Expenses $116,470 · revenue $137,718
• YOUTH HEALTH EDUCATOR PROGRAM (YHEP) - YOUNG PEOPLE COME INTO OUR ORGANIZATION AS PEER EDUCATORS THROUGH THE YHEP, A PARTNERSHIP WITH DC HEALTH AND DCPS, WHERE THEY WORK IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES EDUCATING THEIR PEERS, DISTRIBUTING CONDOMS, AND REFERRING YOUTH TO CLINICS. YOUTH STAFF EARN 15 AN HOUR, WORK ON TEAMS AND WITH A MANAGER, APPLY THEIR SKILLS, DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR, AND PUT TOGETHER A PORTFOLIO OF WORK PRODUCTS. IN 2021, WE HIRED AND TRAINED 182 YOUTH STAFF FROM ALL WARDS AND 24 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHO ENGAGED MORE THAN 12,000 OF THEIR PEERS THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND REFERRALS THAT CONNECT YOUTH TO ESSENTIAL MENTAL AND SEXUAL HEALTH RESOURCES. IN YEAR ONE, PEER EDUCATORS ENGAGE IN A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES SEXUAL HEALTH AND PEER EDUCATION AS WELL AS LIFE SKILLS;
  Expenses $48,380
• YOUTH JUSTICE CAMPAIGNS (YJC) - IN YEAR TWO, YOUTH EDUCATORS JOIN THE YJC, WHERE THEY WORK AS ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZERS TO ADVANCE A BOLD ADVOCACY AGENDA BASED ON THE REAL-LIFE ISSUES, AND LEVERAGE THEIR POWER THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE AND IMPROVE YOUTH-SERVING SYSTEMS. YWP HAS 40 YOUTH ADVOCATES MEETING TWICE A WEEK AND WORKING ON FOUR MAIN CAMPAIGNS: INCREASING YOUTH AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, EXPANDING SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN TRANSITION PLANNING AND BUDGET DECISION-MAKING, AND EXPANDING YOUTH VOTING RIGHTS.
  Expenses $20,423

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

52-1898999

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

1995

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B60)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,453,318

Income (IRS master file)

$921,324

Filing history

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 52-1898999).

Questions about THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT

What is the EIN of THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT?

The employer identification number (EIN) of THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT is 52-1898999.

Is THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.

Are donations to THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT 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 THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2024.

Who is the principal officer of THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2024 names NADIA GOLD-MORITZ.

Who are the officers and directors of THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,298 (NADIA GOLD-MORITZ, EXECUTIVE DI).

How much revenue does THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2024 it reported revenue of $921,243, expenses of $521,350 and total assets of $1,453,318 at year end.

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