California · Nonprofit
BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT (California) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,014,369 to it, the largest being James B McClatchy Foundation ($360,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $1.0M
- Net assets
- $366k
What Black Youth Leadership Project does
Mission
BYLP empowers Black youth by breaking down systemic barriers through leadership development, education, and community engagement. We advocate for equity in K-12 education, raise awareness of social justice issues, and provide skills, resources, and mentorship to help Black youth thrive academically, professionally, and socially. Through workshops, networking, and service projects, we nurture leadership, foster civic engagement, and inspire positive change within our communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Elevated youth california:elevated youth california delivers mindfulness-based substance abuse prevention, mental health education, and peer mentorship to promote healthier decision-making among black youth.
$374,374 spentof which $584,419 as grants62% of program spendingBylp advocacy free of charge advocacy services to families in the community which provides assistance addressing complaints from families and helping them mitigate their issues with teachers, school administrators, and other district personnel.
$107,860 spentof which $140,000 as grants18% of program spendingBlack boys support network (bbsn):bbsn empowers young black boys through weekly mentorship huddles focused on social-emotional support, leadership development, and academic enrichment, providing a safe space for growth and resilience.
$36,060 spent6% of program spendingBlack girls support network (bgsn):bgsn uplifts young black girls through weekly gatherings emphasizing mentorship, social-emotional wellness, leadership skills, and confidence-building within a supportive sisterhood.
$35,115 spent6% of program spendingYpmp mbsat (mindfulness-based substance abuse treatment):offered in partnership with continuity consulting and ca department of corrections, ypmp mbsat serves youth ages 12-26, especially justice-impacted individuals, providing substance abuse education, mindfulness tools, mentorship, and pathways into the treatment field to address sacramento countys substance use crisis. Ogether, these programs holistically support black youths academic, social, and emotional development, empowering them as future community leaders.
$34,285 spent6% of program spendingBlack graduation celebrations validates the black student's accomplishments, presents them before the community to be acknowledged for their perserverance, and allows the community to come together in a display of love, unity and support
$19,389 spent3% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $607,083.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $272k to $384k (+41%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
74% of BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Lorreen Pryor
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 7 funders, grant income rose $10k → $307k.
3 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 75%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
69% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 91% · 2020 90% · 2021 51% · 2022 50% · 2023 42% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 31% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
58% of BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $24k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT has grown faster than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
58% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT?
- BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT (California) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,014,369 to it, the largest being James B McClatchy Foundation ($360,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $1,014,369 in grants to BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT?
- James B McClatchy Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $360,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BLACK YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing