North Carolina · Nonprofit
CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION
CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION (North Carolina) receives grants from 48 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,385,423 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS ($2,330,750). 32 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.7M
- Funders on record
- 48
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $14M
What Carolina Youth Coalition does
Mission
To prepare high-performing, under-resourced students to enter, excel, and graduate from college.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
In 2024, cyc piloted its inaugural high school summer transition program for rising 9th graders, the future fellows program. We plan for this program, open to all 9th graders who have been accepted to cyc, to become an annual occurrence following the pilot year.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Torch fellows programour flagship program pairs high-achieving, under-resourced high school students called "fellows," with mentors and a comprehensive set of college-preparatory resources through a high-touch out-of-school time program that includes personalized college application guidance, act prep, writing coaching, college tours, career exploration, leadership development, and a tight-knit community of like-minded peers. Our goal is to ensure each fellow is prepared to identify, gain entrance to, and successfully matriculate through a best-fit college with as little debt as possible. The program is provided at no cost to fellows.(continued on schedule o)344 fellows in grades 9-12 were enrolled in the torch fellows program for the 2024-2025 school year, a 38% annual increase. 87% of high school seniors were first-generation college students, and 92% were pell-eligible.results:- 5-point average act score growth; average score of 23 (u.s. Average - 19.7)- 57% of seniors met 3+ act benchmarks (u.s. Average - 22%)- 99% college enrollment (4-year (92%) | 2-year (7%))-$25m in scholarships and grants earned, $10m in scholarships and grants redeemed- 68% of seniors attending college…
$1,347,550 spent80% of program spendingCollege fellows programgraduates of cyc's torch fellows program transition to becoming college fellows and are enrolled in the college persistence program to ensure they successfully transition to and persist through college. Services include individualized college matriculation support during freshman and sophomore year, connection to internship and job opportunities, career coaching and mentoring, and emergency financial assistance. Our goal is to ensure fellows graduate from college with strong career and postgraduate prospects and are actively engaged in making a change in their communities. The program is provided at no cost to fellows.(continued on schedule o)209 college fellows were enrolled in the program for the 2024-2025 school year.results:- 97% freshmen retention rate- 93% sophomore retention rate- 94% of college fellows remained enrolled or have completed a degree program within six years.- 32 college graduates- cyc's first three cohorts of alumni earn an average annual income of $58,000 - 45% more than their parents' household income of $40,000.
$298,556 spent18% of program spendingFuture fellows programthe future fellows program is a multi-week summer experience designed for incoming 9th graders who want to begin high school with confidence, curiosity, and connection. Fellows explore a variety of career paths, prepare for high school academics, and begin forming bonds that carry forward into the school year. 25 participants were enrolled during the inaugural 2024 summer.(continued on schedule o)core activities & support include:- summer programming before 9th grade begins- math and english skill-building and enrichment- exposure to college and career possibilities- team-building and leadership developmentthe future fellows program is where students enter their cyc journey, and we make sure they are welcomed, prepared, and ready to grow.
$34,832 spent2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,680,938.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 2023 to 2024, from $4.3M to $11M (+165%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 4% · 2022 1% · 2023 2% · 2024 1% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 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
Aaron Randolph
Executive director
Board chair
Kathryn Kissam
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 26 funders, grant income rose $327k → $2.7M.
17 of 48 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 44% 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 CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 48 funders by total. 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
CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
59% 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 CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 65% · 2020 87% · 2021 58% · 2022 55% · 2023 22% — 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
60% of CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% 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
73% of CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 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
CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,615 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,615 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION
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 North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
66%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Cycmobile LLC · disregarded
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION?
- CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION (North Carolina) receives grants from 48 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,385,423 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS ($2,330,750). 32 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION have?
- IRS filings report 48 organizations giving $12,385,423 in grants to CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION, 32 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION?
- FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS is the largest funder on record, with $2,330,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. 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 2019–2025), and the filings of 48 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing