Georgia · Nonprofit
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES (Georgia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,372,426 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC ($813,463). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.0M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $1.4M
- Net assets
- $-453413
What Youth Empowerment Success Services does
Mission
To provide youth ages 18-24 in the metro atlanta area with affordable and stable housing, practical life skills and an identifiable support system to propel them toward their future goals.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Independent living program (ilp)Youth Empowerment Success Services (yess) youth quest independent living program (ilp) is a three-tier progressive initiative that stands at the forefront of supporting young individuals in their journey toward sustainable independence. Our program is meticulously structured, offering a comprehensive approach to nurturing the youth and equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in their pursuit of self-sufficiency.see schedule o.
$929,917 spent46% of program spendingRebound support services:the rebound support services (rss) programs extend a comprehensive array of services tailored to assist young individuals aged 18 to 24 grappling with diverse life challenges. Targeting three specific groups, the program addresses the needs of youth in transition from care, episodically homeless young adults, and those classified as hud-defined homeless youth.see schedule o.
$595,945 spent29% of program spendingTransitional housing & rapid re-housing program:yess is the first organization in georgia to be awarded the joint transitional housing and rapid rehousing (th/rrh) grant through the city of atlanta, and it has also received a joint th/rrh award for gwinnett and clayton counties through their balance of state. The rapid rehousing segment of this program has played a crucial role in expediting the transition of homeless youth into permanent housing. See schedule o.
$381,672 spent19% of program spendingWrap servicesyess provided comprehensive family support wrap services to 50 families in 2023, focusing on ensuring the well-being and development of children and youth in need. Our services include transportation for essential visits, appointments, and community engagements, aiming to facilitate their access to necessary resources. Additionally, we offer specialized behavioral aide programs designed to address and modify negative behaviors, fostering positive interactions at home and in educational settings.furthermore, our innovative homestead community-based program is tailored to provide therapeutic interventions, promoting a nurturing and supportive environment for needy families. We also prioritize thorough home evaluations conducted by our proficient team of professionals to assess the suitability of prospective foster care homes, guaranteeing the safety and well-being of the children in our care.
$118,025 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,025,559.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2022 to 2023, from $566k to $983k (+74%).
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 5% · 2022 6% · 2023 28% · 2024 56%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
64% of YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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
Ebony Harris
CEO
Board chair
Dr Shelton Land
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $45k → $627k.
2 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 59% 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 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES’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
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES leans on a few funders — its largest provides 59% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
89% 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 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 44% · 2023 68% — 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
20% of YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 40% 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
59% of YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $559k that is directly attributable, 60% of it comes from Georgia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $813k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES has grown faster than three-quarters of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $8.2M on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$8.2M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES
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
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES: 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 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES?
- YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES (Georgia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,372,426 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC ($813,463). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $1,372,426 in grants to YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC is the largest funder on record, with $813,463 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUCCESS SERVICES 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 10 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