Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 99,565 | 99,565 | ||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 99,565 | 99,565 | ||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 65,274 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 34,291 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 99,565 | 99,565 | ||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 13 | 13 | ||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 99,578 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | EXPENSES TRAVEL 3,356 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 6,323 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 4,960 BANK CHARGES 68 TAXES & LICENSES 907 OTHER COSTS 66 TOTAL 15,680 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III | THE AIM OF YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS (YPW) IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, MEANINGFUL INITIATORY EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. INITIATORY EXPERIENCES, OFTEN CALLED "RITES OF PASSAGE," HAVE BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH, A STRONG SENSE OF INDIVIDUAL IDENTITY, AND A CLEAR SOCIAL ROLE; WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND RESILIENCY. YET MANY, IF NOT MOST, COMMUNITIES TODAY LACK MEANINGFUL RITES OF PASSAGE, LEAVING A VACUUM FILLED BY UNHEALTHY RISK-TAKING BY YOUTH, DISENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE ADULTS AND ELDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND SELF-INTEREST RUN RAMPANT. FOR MANY YEARS, INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN SEEKING TO ADDRESS THIS GAP IN HOW WE RAISE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PROVIDING RITE OF PASSAGE OPPORTUNITIES IN ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT CONTEXTS, FROM SMALLS-SCALE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO LARGER PROJECTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HOWEVER, THERE REMAINS LIMITED PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF RITES OF PASSAGE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES. THIS LACK OF AWARENESS CREATES DIFFICULTIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PARENTS, EDUCATORS-BASICALLY, ANY AND ALL PEOPLE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS SEEKS TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL GAP, BY: (1) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE OF RITES OF PASSAGE IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES; (2) MAKING MENTORED AND APPROPRIATELY GUIDED RITES OF PASSAGE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE YOUTH, YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES; AND (3) DEEPENING AND BROADENING THE FIELD OF YOUTH INITIATION THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, SKILLS, AND STRATEGIES TO A BROAD RANGE OF AUDIENCES, INCLUDING YOUTH, PARENTS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. YPW INTENTIONALLY HOLDS A BROAD PICTURE OF WHAT IS MEANT BY "RITES OF PASSAGE," SEEKING TO CREATE AN ALLIANCE AMONG A GEOGRAPHICALLY, CULTURALLY, SOCIOECONOMICALLY, AND PHILOSOPHICALLY DIVERSE SET OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES COMING TOGETHER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF "YOUTH INITIATION." THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE TODAY, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING YOUTH, PARENTS, YOUTH WORKERS, AND THE BROAD PUBLIC TO ACCESS INFORMATION ON TOPICS MOST RELEVANT TO THEM. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 | INTERNET-BASED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY OF YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS (YPW) IS TO INCREASE BROAD PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INITIATORY EPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO INITIATORY EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF INTERNET- BASED RESOURCES. YPW CREATES AND DISSEMINATES RESOURCES ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, RITES OF PASSAGE, AND RELATED TOPICS FOR YOUTH WORKERS, EDUCATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PARENTS, AND THE BROAD PUBLIC. THESE RESOURCES INCLUDE CONTENT-RICH BIWEEKLY BLOG POSTS, A REGULAR NEWSLETTER, AND WE WILL SOON ADD AN ONLINE JOURNAL. THESE RESOURCES ARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES, WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF CREATING BROADER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND ACCESS TO, INITIATORY EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE WILL INCREASINGLY WORK TO MAKE RESOURCES RELEVANT TO YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES. ADDITIONALLY, YPW HAS CREATED, AND IS NOW ACTIVELY MAINTAINING AND GROWING, A USER-FRIENDLY, SEARCHABLE WEBSITE OF INITIATORY EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS DATABASE OFFERS YOUTH, PARENTS, AND OTHERS A CENTRAL DATABASE OF RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES, INCREASING ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF OFFERINGS. THIS WEBSITE ALSO HOUSES GENERAL INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION ABOUT RITES OF PASSAGE, AS WELL AS AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS IS BEGINNING TO PROVIDE SEVERAL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE TOOLS, INCLUDING FEATURES ON OUR WEBSITE, A GOOGLE GROUP, AND FACEBOOK GROUP, THAT ALLOW OUR PARTNERS AND THE INTERESTED BROAD PUBLIC TO SHARE RESOURCES WITH ONE ANOTHER. ALL OF THESE TOOLS MAKE THESE APPROACHES TO YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK MORE VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE. THEY ALSO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG LEADERS IN THIS EMERGENT FIELD AND THIS WILL ALSO INCREASE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO A WIDER PUBLIC. INCREASINGLY, THESE TOOLS WILL ALLOW PARENTS, YOUTH, AND A BROAD RANGE OF YOUTH WORKERS TO ACCESS RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO THEIR NEEDS OR UNIQUE SITUATION. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE AND WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, MEMBERSHIP FEES, AND FOUNDATION GRANTS. THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHED BY STAFF AS OF NOW CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 | IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: CONFERENCES, FORUMS, & GATHERINGS YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS WILL ALSO SPONSOR CONFERENCES, RETREATS AND GATHERINGS (APPROXIMATELY 12 PER YEAR INITIALLY) THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ON TOPICS RELATED TO RITES OF PASSAGE, THEIR EFFICACY, AND THEIR IMPORTANCE AS PART OF COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THESE GATHERINGS, VARYING IN SIZE DEPENDING ON SPECIFIC OUTCOMES AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, WILL BOTH SEEK TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CULTIVATE BROADER PUBLIC AWARENESS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE LOCALE IN WHICH THEY ARE HELD. THESE ARE AND WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, FOUNDATION GRANTS, AND GATHERING FEES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE AND WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, MEMBERSHIP FEES, AND FOUNDATION GRANTS. THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHED BY STAFF AS OF NOW CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 | RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES UTILIZING OUR CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED AND WIDENING NETWORK OF LONGSTANDING PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING EDUCATORS, PRACTITIONERS, SCHOLARS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH, CREATE RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO YOUTH WORKERS REGARDING SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT EMERGE IN PROVIDING INITIATORY EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE: ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT DEVELOPMENT, MULTICULTURAL DIVERSITY, MENTORSHIP ETHICS, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE FREELY AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR JOURNAL, ENEWSLETTERS, AND WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE LIKELY DEVELOPMENT OF WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE RECENTLY COMPLETED WORK ON A SET OF "MULTICULTURAL PROTOCOLS" DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SENSITIVE ISSUES OF MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN RITES OF PASSAGE. THESE PROTOCOLS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND ARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS AREA OF WORK IS ULTIMATELY AIMED AT STRENGTHENING THE DIVERSITY, AVAILABILITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF RITE OF PASSAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS CREATING RESOURCES WITH APPLICABILITY IN OTHER CONTEXTS. THIS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, PARTNERSHIP FEES, FOUNDATION GRANTS AND COULD ALSO INCLUDE WORKSHOP FEES FOR PARTICIPANTS IF APPROPRIATE. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE AND WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, MEMBERSHIP FEES, AND FOUNDATION GRANTS. THEY AREACCOMPLISHED BY STAFF AS OF NOW CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS |
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