Alliance for Youth Organizing

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 46-2465621 Website

THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING IS ADVANCING A NEW ERA OF DEMOCRACY THAT IS LOCALLY LED AND PUBLICLY ENGAGED. WE ENVISION A SOCIETY WHERE YOUNG VOTERS COME OUT TO THE POLLS IN NUMBERS THAT ACTUALLY SHAPE THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE, AND ELECTORAL SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES RATHER THAN DISCOURAGES ALL PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE AND ENGAGED PARTICIPANTS. WE DO THIS BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO OUR NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS STRONGER OVERSIGHT OF AND TRAINING FOR AFFILIATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$8.7M

-57.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$16.1M

+336.4% YoY

Grant Count

60

+81.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$268K

+140.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$14M$21M$28M201820202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,701,110$20,604,965$14,523,053
Revenue$15,349,943$20,164,183$13,718,000
Expenses$25,562,011$13,203,136$13,038,407
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$55,416$2,596$2,282
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$8M$12M$16M15 grants201832 grants202020 grants202122 grants202233 grants202360 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFO…$3.1MENGAGE FLORIDA CIVIC FUND$2.2MMOVE TEXAS CIVIC FUND$1.3MFORWARD MONTANA FOUNDATI…$683KPODER IN ACTION$633KNORTH CAROLINA ASIAN AME…$533KTIDES CENTER$516KOHIO ORGANIZING COLLABOR…$500KCENTER FOR VOTER INFORMA…$479KNEW ERA COLORADO FOUNDAT…$358K

Grant Size Distribution

182 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K50$50–100K52$100–250K28$250–500K10$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DAKOTA HALLPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$171KAMIT MISTRYCHIEF IMPACT OFFICER$169KWILLIAM KOONTZCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$156KROBYN E SWIRLINGCHIEF OF STAFF$141KRUELYN GARRETTVP OF CAPACITY BUILDING$126KMARISA A SLIFKASR. DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CUL…$110K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WHITNEY PORTERCHAIR2
MOLLIE RUSKINVICE CHAIR2
AMY FAURLINGSECRETARY2
CATHY LERZATREASURER2
HERNAN CARVENTE-MARTINEZBOARD MEMBER2
VAUGHN FRISBYBOARD MEMBER2
TATENDA MUSAPATIKEBOARD MEMBER2
ALEXIS ANDERSON REEDBOARD MEMBER2
GISEL ROMEROBOARD MEMBER2
LIBA RUBENSTEINBOARD MEMBER2
DAKOTA HALLPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30$170,657
AMIT MISTRYCHIEF IMPACT OFFICER19$169,176
WILLIAM KOONTZCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER37$156,430
ROBYN E SWIRLINGCHIEF OF STAFF25$141,445
RUELYN GARRETTVP OF CAPACITY BUILDING29$126,118
MARISA A SLIFKASR. DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE30$109,655

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

28states
+20 more states

Cities

ALEXANDRIAATLANTAAUGUSTAAUSTINBALTIMOREBERWYNBILLINGSBOSTONBOULDERBROOKLYNCHICAGOCOOLIDGECORAL SPRINGSCULVER CITYDENVERDESTINDETROITDOVERFLAGSTAFFHARBOR SPRINGS

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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