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Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc

Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc (Georgia) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,125,950 to it, the largest being WAY TO WIN ACTION FUND INC ($325,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2023
$203k
Funders on record
15
Grants received
$1.1M
Net assets
$56k
1/15 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 92%
01What it does

What Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc does

Mission

Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action is a youth-led collaborative dedicated to giving young Georgians a seat at the table in our democracy. By fostering a culture of deep engagement and collective support GYJCA ensures that the voices of youth are valued amplified and harnessed as we shape the issues that impact our lives including racial justice education LGBTQ+ rights climate change and community safety.

As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Nonpartisan Voter Education and GOTV: Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action conducted a large-scale nonpartisan voter education and civic engagement program designed to increase participation in the 2024 election. Through this effort GYJCA knocked on 79,909 doors and made 151,577 phone calls to voters across Georgia. In the fall the organization executed a digital voter education campaign on YouTube to motivate and mobilize eligible voters to cast a ballot in the 2024 election. Throughout this work GYJCA engaged young Georgians as volunteers and emerging leaders providing hands-on experience in voter outreach while building foundational knowledge of the role of state and local government.

    $390,926 spentof which $10,000 as grants
    67% of program spending
  2. Youth Organizing and Base Building: Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action expanded its statewide youth organizing and membership-building efforts to connect more young Georgians with opportunities for civic engagement leadership and community involvement. Through 119 high-traffic canvass shifts conducted at 17 college campuses and 8 high schools GYJCA engaged thousands of young people in conversations about issues affecting their communities and pathways for collective action. As a result of this outreach 3,770 young Georgians joined the organizations membership community. This work focused on building a durable base of young leaders and participants who can engage in civic life over the long term while strengthening relationships across communities.

    $61,938 spent
    11% of program spending
  3. Leadership Development: Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action invested in the leadership development of emerging young leaders through intensive training and civic education programs. In 2024 GYJCA hosted two week-long sessions of its Changemakers Bootcamp in Norcross and Sandy Springs training 36 young Georgians in leadership organizing advocacy and storytelling. The organization also convened a statewide leadership summit in Savannah for 18 young Georgians providing participants with opportunities to deepen their understanding of government public policy and community leadership while building relationships with peers from across Georgia. GYJCAs leadership development programs throughout the year equipped participants with the knowledge skills and confidence necessary to become effective advocates organizers and leaders in their schools communities and civic institutions.

    $29,384 spent
    5% of program spending
  4. Policy Advocacy and Civic Engagement: Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action engaged young Georgians in advocacy on issues affecting their communities at the school board state and federal levels. Through this work GYJCA ensured that youth perspectives were represented in policy processes and public decision-making across Georgia.

    $103,635 spentof which $407 as grants
    18% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $585,883.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20222022 Revenue 100 ($204k) Expenses 100 ($72k) Net assets 100 ($133k)2023 Revenue 99 ($203k) Expenses 389 ($279k) Net assets 43 ($56k)
20222023
Revenue (99)Expenses (389)Net assets (43)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $133k to $56k (−57%).

$133k
$56k
20222023
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2022
2023
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.

$133k
’22
−$76k
’23
2.4
months of
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

Melody Oliphant

Executive Director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

20222023
Listed43
Joined·+0
No longer listed·1
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base narrowed from 3 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $189k → $105k.

From the IRS filings of Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc’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

Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left

99% 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 Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc.

29%
largest funder
63%
top three
~6
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 53% · 2023 52% — broadly stable.

“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.

Where its funders are

Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc draws 75% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 6 states in all.

NY
MA
CA
CO
DC
GA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
Georgia out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc

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 Georgia

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

21% of spending goes to programs.

Program 21%Management 73%Fundraising 7%

Governance

3
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

GA

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Questions and answers

Who funds Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc?
Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc (Georgia) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,125,950 to it, the largest being WAY TO WIN ACTION FUND INC ($325,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc have?
IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $1,125,950 in grants to Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc?
WAY TO WIN ACTION FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $325,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Georgia Youth Justice Coalition for Action Inc find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2022–2023), and the filings of 15 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