EIN 84-1564926

Young Americans Center for Financial Education

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
40
City
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Young Americans Center for Financial Education develops financial literacy in youth through real-life experiences and entrepreneurship training programs.
Total revenues
$2,440,350
2022
Total expenses
$2,345,058
2022
Total assets
$4,312,639
2022
Num. employees
40
2022

Program areas at Young Americans Center for Financial Education

Young ameritowne is a hands-on program that introduces 5th graders from elementary schools throughout Colorado to our free enterprise system. The thirty-seven lesson curriculum taught in the school by the teacher culminates when the students run a life-like town of 17 businesses for a day, bringing their learning to life and experiencing free enterprise first-hand. Participation: 26,775 during 2022.
Young Americans Center for Financial Education also offers a variety of entrepreneurship training programs through our youthbiz division. Serving denver-area youth ages 11 to 18 with targeted focus on those from low-income, underserved schools and neighborhoods, youth learn the foundations of business and entrepreneurship enabling them to identify opportunities and to develop products and services that create value. Youthbiz offers two programs, startup and out-of-the-box. Startup is an entry level program designed to teach youth the basics of entrepreneurship including need identification, prototype development and business pitch. Youthbiz out-of-the-box takes students further into the production and sales cycles with real retail opportunities, such as our youthbiz marketplace. In 2022, youthbiz served 3,151 students.
International towne is a one-of-a-kind program that introduces middle school students to the Financial realities of the global marketplace. After weeks of classroom lessons and activities, the students-turned-world-citizens come to international towne to run the sixteen-country world for a day, experiencing the economic concepts of global trading, currency exchange, importing and exporting, and cultural values. Participation: 7,625 students during 2022.
The organization also conducted a variety of community outreach programming including money matters classes, tours and presentations. Rural Young Americans Center for Financial Education, llc in wray, Colorado offers rural Young ameritowne to schools in eastern Colorado and across the borders of Kansas and Nebraska. 824 students attended rural Young Americans in 2022. In addition, Young Americans Center for Financial Education runs weekly day camps throughout the summer. Themes for the camps include personal finance and banking, free enterprise, global economics and entrepreneurship. Summer camp participation was 856 youth in 2022.

Who funds Young Americans Center for Financial Education

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaCharitable Donation$53,789
Colorado Gives FoundationGeneral Purpose$38,159
Kroenke Sports CharitiesProgram Assistance$35,000
...and 11 more grants received

Personnel at Young Americans Center for Financial Education

NameTitleCompensation
Andrew HancockInterim President and Chief Executive Officer
Richard MartinezPresident and Chief Executive Officer$79,563
Sue EuserVice President Administration , Secretary$49,840
Betsy SklarVice President and Business Partnerships and Development
Anna LeerVice President and Youthbiz
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Young Americans Center for Financial Education

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,469,630
Program services$909,771
Investment income and dividends$1,034
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$32,500
Net rental income$27,415
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,440,350

Form 990s for Young Americans Center for Financial Education

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-07-07990View PDF
2021-122022-06-21990View PDF
2020-122021-08-30990View PDF
2019-122020-08-21990View PDF
2018-122019-09-20990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $38,159 from Colorado Gives Foundation
August 23, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 19, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
July 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
CampsSchoolsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman services
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
3550 E First Ave
Denver, CO 80206
Metro area
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
County
Denver County, CO
Website URL
yacenter.org/ 
Phone
(303) 321-2265
IRS details
EIN
84-1564926
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
N20: Recreational and Sporting Camps
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Central organization
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