Nevada · Nonprofit
WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL
WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL (Nevada) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,068,796 to it, the largest being OPPORTUNITY 180 ($603,796). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $932k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $1.1M
- Net assets
- $4k
What Western Youth Leadership Engagement and Empowerment School does
Mission
WYLEES' mission is to: Energize diverse 6th through 8th grade youth leaders who are socially, emotionally, and academically prepared to shape the future. Engage students in academics through community service and real-world, hands on learning. Empower students to solve problems through innovation, advocacy, and action to create a better world for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
During the 2024-25 fiscal year, WYLEES Charter School remained in its pre-opening phase, preparing to launch instructional operations in August 2025. The organization previously filed a Form 990-N for FY 2023-24, which reported no significant program service activities. During FY 2024-25, WYLEES engaged in several new programmatic initiatives essential to establishing its educational operations.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
WYLEES Charter School is a tuition-free public charter middle school that will serve grades 68 beginning August 2025. The schools mission is to provide a rigorous, student-centered learning environment integrating literacy, STEM, and social-emotional development to prepare students for success in high school, college, and beyond. Program Development Activities (FY 2024-25): Completed charter authorization and compliance milestones required by state and local education agencies. Established the governing board, adopted foundational policies, and developed fiscal control systems. Secured the school facility and began renovations to meet educational and safety standards. Designed curriculum frameworks, instructional plans, and assessment systems aligned with state standards. Recruited founding leadership, instructional staff, and operational personnel. Conducted community outreach, student recruitment, and enrollment planning for the inaugural 202526 school year. Developed partnerships with community organizations and service providers to support academic and social-emotional programming. These activities furthered the organizations exempt educational purpose by laying the…
$530,415 spent$530,415 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $530,415.
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
Michael Taack
CEO/Head of School
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL’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
WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL.
“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
56% of WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL's grant income comes from Nevada funders.
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.
Against its field
WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Nevada
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
0% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL?
- WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL (Nevada) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,068,796 to it, the largest being OPPORTUNITY 180 ($603,796). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $1,068,796 in grants to WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL.
- Who is the largest funder of WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL?
- OPPORTUNITY 180 is the largest funder on record, with $603,796 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WESTERN YOUTH LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nevada. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 3 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