Nonprofit · EIN 81-3918615
YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC
Tax-exempt · PIERRE, SD 57501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,088,039 | $1,011,409 | $76,630 | $661,815 | $8,666 | $653,149 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $983,534 | $901,491 | $82,043 | $681,564 | $105,045 | $576,519 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $947,149 | $861,424 | $85,725 | $589,036 | $94,560 | $494,476 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,087,974
- Investment income
- $65
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $25,070
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $960
- Accounting fees
- $36,770
- Program services (functional)
- $967,058
- Management and general (functional)
- $44,351
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $681,564
- Total assets, end of year
- $661,815
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,666
- Net assets, end of year
- $653,149
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $653,149
- Gross receipts
- $1,088,039
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- SD
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINAH PEEBLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ASHELY BENES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE O'ROURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN DORSEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LINDSAY CHICHESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSALEE GOEHRING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CALEB BOARDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMY POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALLISON JENNINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHERINE CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARAH SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAELA CLOWSER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MIKE AVESING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TARA BEACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL KUBER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW WINTERHOLLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BLAZE CURRIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINAH PEEBLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ASHELY BENES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE O'ROURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN DORSEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LINDSAY CHICHESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSALEE GOEHRING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SHARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMY POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALLISON JENNINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHERINE CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARAH SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAELA CLOWSER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MIKE AVESING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TARA BEACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL KLUBER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BLAZE CURRIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINAH PEEBLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LINDSAY CHICHESTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE O'ROURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAELA CLOWSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PAUL KUBER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ERIN DORSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA BEACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE AVESING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON JENNINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZZ SHARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY BENES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAZE CURRIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 160, PIERRE, SD 57501-0160
- In care of
- % DOUGLAS A ABRAHAM
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BLAZE CURRIE, 503 S PIERRE ST PO BOX 160, PIERRE, SD 57501
- Signed the 990
- BLAZE CURRIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (800) 280-7272
- Website
- YQCAPROGRAM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HBE LLP
Mission
YQCA'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY, ANIMAL WELL-BEING, AND LIFE SKILLS BY DEVELOPING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURALISTS THROUGH A ROBUST AGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAL APPROACH.
Program accomplishments
- YQCA IS A NATIONAL MULTI-SPECIES QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 8 TO 21 WITH A FOCUS ON THREE CORE PILLARS - FOOD SAFETY, ANIMAL WELL-BEING, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $967,058 · revenue $1,087,974
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-3918615
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D61)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $661,815
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,088,039
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,088,039 | $1,011,409 | $661,815 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $983,534 | $901,491 | $681,564 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $947,149 | $861,424 | $589,036 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $841,355 | $551,168 | $591,536 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $211,719 | $144,811 | $118,564 | 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 81-3918615).
Questions about YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC
- What is the EIN of YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC is 81-3918615.
- Is YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 2020.
- Are donations to YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS 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 YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BLAZE CURRIE.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,088,039, expenses of $1,011,409 and total assets of $661,815 at year end.
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