Carolina Youth Action Project

EIN: 275484213 501(c)(3) Youth Development

North Charleston, SC

Total Revenue
$248,269
Total Expenses
$445,390
Total Assets
$82,778
Net Assets
$82,778
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2011
Legal Domicile
SC
Principal Officer
Markelle Evans
Phone
8436371707
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Carolina Youth Action Project, founded in 2011, is a small nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $248K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 40% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $445K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 79% operating deficit.

Mission

Carolina Youth Action Project is a grassroots nonprofit that uses music as a vehicle for social change and builds power among girls and transgender youth in Charleston, South Carolina. We develop feminist and anti-racist youth leaders through cultural organizing practices that blend music education, political education, and DIY media making.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $290,386

Youth Leader Institute (YLI): The Youth Leader Institute aims to equip girls, trans youth and gender nonconforming youth ages 14-18 with the skills, support and critical analysis necessary to lead a...

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Youth Leader Institute (YLI): The Youth Leader Institute aims to equip girls, trans youth and gender nonconforming youth ages 14-18 with the skills, support and critical analysis necessary to lead a movement for radical and lasting change in South Carolina. YLI serves as an organizing crash course, equipping young people with the tools to effectively build and sustain a base of folks who support and are invested in our campaign work. The 2022 Institute included 8 student leaders and culminated with the continuing of our two youth-led campaigns: Safer Schools Without SROs & Sex Education Beyond Abstinence. Also in 2022, a Campaign Town Hall was held with 5 former student leaders to provide feedback about their past experiences and their hopes and suggestions to help shape the direction of future campaign work. In 2023, most of CYAP's programmatic hours were spent updating the curriculum for YLI as well as connecting with community leaders, organizations, and institutions to increase YLI's impact and youth engagement for 2025.

Program 2
Expenses: $60,743

Jessamine Zine: During 2022, Carolina Youth Action Project introduced a new "zine and youth initiative called "Jessamine." Named after the native flower that vines and blooms throughout South...

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Jessamine Zine: During 2022, Carolina Youth Action Project introduced a new "zine and youth initiative called "Jessamine." Named after the native flower that vines and blooms throughout South Carolina, "Jessamine" intends to interconnect girls, trans youth, and gender nonconforming youth in South Carolina by creating a disbursable project for creative youths to not only contribute to, but also own a copy of their own work. This zine is a digital amalgamation of art, poetry, essays, stories, puzzles, playlists, collage, and anything else you can think of to represent the theme and the voices of young people. A theme is selected for each issue, and for 2022, the inaugural theme was "POWER." A total of 19 submissions were received and 5 artist interviews were conducted as part of the project during 2022, and after much time designing and compiling the submissions, it will be printed and distributed in 2024. The "zine" is now a traditional and recurring project of CYAP.

Program 3

Youth Action Alliance (YAA): The Youth Action Alliance is a political education intensive program for girls, trans youth and gender nonconforming youth. Youth leaders learn about issues related to...

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Youth Action Alliance (YAA): The Youth Action Alliance is a political education intensive program for girls, trans youth and gender nonconforming youth. Youth leaders learn about issues related to transformative justice and reproductive justice, develop community based participatory action research projects, and are trained up to serve as peer educators. During 2022, the YAA initiative was put on pause as a new curriculum was being developed by staff, and during 2023 the decision was made to discontinue the YAA as a separate initiative, but instead combine the activity and resources into one program under the "Youth Leader Institute."

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $248,019
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $250
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $248,269

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $394,464
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $351,129
Other Expenses $50,926
TOTAL EXPENSES $445,390

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $248,269 $411,777 -0.4%
Expenses $445,390 $416,826 +0.1%
Net Income $-197,121 $-5,049 +38.0%
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Governance

Voting Members
3
Independent Members
3
Employees
7
Volunteers
3

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
4
$160,169
Total Directors
3
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Tessa Torgovitsky Co-Director 30.00
Officer
$56,694 $0 $56,694
Markelle Evans Co-Director 30.00
Officer
$56,634 $0 $56,634
Marie Meyers CFO 30.00
Officer
$46,841 $0 $46,841
Danjai Smalls Board Member 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kristin Clark Board Member 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Katharine Young Chairperson 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2023 $248,269 $445,390 $82,778 $-197,121
2022 $411,777 $416,826 $279,899 $-5,049
2021 $583,514 $396,729 $284,948 $186,785
2020 $297,775 $295,319 $98,163 $2,456
2019 $240,668 $264,529 $105,258 $-23,861
2018 $211,624 $153,932 $123,403 $57,692
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