America's Promise the Alliance for Youth
America’s Promise Alliance is a Washington, DC-based public charity that brings youth-serving organizations together to address issues affecting young people. Its work includes supporting member organizations through leadership development, knowledge sharing, and capacity building, as well as designing and launching multi-organization initiatives.
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth at a glance
In short: America's Promise the Alliance for Youth gave $500K across 10 grants in 2024 (avg $50K), top state California. 100% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $500,000
- Grants made (2024)
- 10
- Average grant
- $50,000
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $16,468,578
- -20.3% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 100% first-time grantees (10 of 10, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (20% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to America's Promise the Alliance for Youth
- Contact
Mailing address: 1110 Vermont Avenue Nw 900, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 657-0616
Website: https://americaspromise.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who America's Promise the Alliance for Youth funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was 10000 Degrees ($50K). Together the top 10 received $500K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 27 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Alliance is based in Washington, DC. Its 2024 grants went to organizations in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Washington, DC. The filing’s state breakdown assigns 20% of grant dollars each to California, Illinois, and New York, and 10% each to Massachusetts and Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is America's Promise the Alliance for Youth open to new grantees?
100%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 10 of 10 grantees (100%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $50K. How we count
- Giving grew 83% from 2021 to 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2020) to $500K (2024). In 2024 it made 10 grants totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10000 Degrees San Rafael, CA | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| The Bottom Line Inc Jamaica Plain, MA | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| Beyond 12 Education Inc Oakland, CA | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| College Possible Saint Paul, MN | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| Let's Get Ready Inc New York, NY | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| Onegoal Chicago, IL | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| National College Advising Corps Inc Raleigh, NC | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| One Million Degrees Chicago, IL | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| Peerforward Washington, DC | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
| Imentor Incorporated New York, NY | Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,468,578 | $5,190,643 | $8,670,275 | $500,000 | 10 | $670,295 |
| 2023 | $20,663,222 | $4,560,769 | $6,781,361 | — | — | $457,560 |
| 2022 | $23,292,111 | $14,230,730 | $4,474,782 | — | — | $56,959 |
| 2021 | $8,292,588 | $8,200,288 | $5,875,972 | $273,000 | 12 | $8,160 |
| 2020 | $5,297,425 | $5,504,501 | $6,599,799 | $43,000 | 5 | $524,396 |
| 2019 | $7,460,778 | $5,947,059 | $8,459,292 | $269,100 | 13 | $97,464 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to bring collectives together to address important issues facing the next generation, recognizing that these challenges are too complex for any one organization or institution to solve alone. Its stated areas of work include civic engagement, education, and workforce development.
The Alliance’s website identifies three current issue areas: holistic student support in K–12 education; engaging young people in democracy and their communities; and reimagining postsecondary-to-workforce pathways. Its 2024 filing describes programming for member organizations that includes leadership cohorts, strategic support, knowledge sharing, capacity building, opportunities to design national research, and participation in systemic-change coalitions. The filing also says the Alliance launched Partner Cities in Atlanta and Denver in 2024 and began designing four multi-organization collaborations.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the Alliance reported 10 grants totaling $500,000. Each grant was $50,000. All ten listed grants had the stated purpose “FAFSA human capital intervention funds.”
Recipients included 10,000 Degrees in San Rafael, California; The Bottom Line in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; Beyond 12 Education in Oakland, California; College Possible in Saint Paul, Minnesota; Let’s Get Ready in New York, New York; OneGoal and One Million Degrees in Chicago, Illinois; National College Advising Corps in Raleigh, North Carolina; PeerForward in Washington, DC; and iMentor in New York, New York. Each received $50,000.
The grantees’ own mission statements describe work including college access, financial-aid support, college persistence and completion, admissions advising, and career guidance. For example, OneGoal says it supports underserved students in earning a postsecondary degree, while Beyond 12 says it works to increase college completion among low-income, first-generation, and historically underrepresented students.
The filing says grant recipients must submit a narrative report on grant-funded activities after the agreement period and participate in regular monitoring check-in calls with Alliance staff and/or contractors.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists C. Gregg Petersmeyer as chair; Michael K. Powell and Stefanie Sandford as vice chairs; Paul Luna as treasurer; and Alma J. Powell as chair emeritus. It also lists Joe Louis Barrow, Michael Brown, Andrew Buher, Steven Colon, and Rey Saldana as board members.
The filing states that board member Michael K. Powell is the son of founding chairman General Colin Powell and chair emeritus Alma J. Powell.
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth is led by Michael O'Brien, CEO on every filing since 2021; 8 of 19 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Michael O'Brien
CEO
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$267K (2021) → $470K (2024)
C. Gregg Petersmeyer
Chair
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Flanagan
Vice President, Research & Evaluation
Senior Director & Research → Vice President, Research & Evaluation, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$127K (2021) → $165K (2024)
Arthur Mills IV
COO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$36K (2022) → $287K (2024)
Daniella Morello Long
Chief of Staff
Cheif of Staff → Chief of Staff, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$14K (2022) → $196K (2024)
Nithi Thomas
Vice President & Alliance Programming
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$180K (2023) → $218K (2024)
Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar
Vice President & Community Impact
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$197K (2023) → $209K (2024)
Sadiq Ali
Vice President & Alliance Community
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$170K (2023) → $189K (2024)
Lindsey Seltzer
Vice President & Communications
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$160K (2024)
Alma J. Powell
Chair Emeritus
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Javier Soto
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Louis Barrow
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael K. Powell
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Luna
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stefanie Sandford
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Buher
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rey Saldana
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Colon
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Jennifer Lowe (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jahari Shelton (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sophia Hala Chin (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Trinity Woodson (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sylvia Wong (2022–2023) — Senior Director & Resource
- Former: Amy Mendoza (2023) — Senior Director & Talent
- Former: Denice Kelley (2021–2022) — Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Michelle Smith (2022) — Senior Director & Alliance Engagement
- Former: Brian A. Gallagher (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dennis Vega (2019–2021) — COO & Interim CEO
- Former: Emily Waechter (2019–2021) — CFO & CAO
- Former: Nicole Anderson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tycely Williams (2019–2021) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Maya Grigorovich-Barsky (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Executive Operations
- Former: Melissa Mellor (2020–2021) — Senior Director & Communications
- Former: Monika Kincheloe (2020–2021) — Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives & Partner
- Former: Ashley Deeds (2021) — Senior Director, Yes Project & Youth Engagement
- Former: Jane Beshear (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Nathaniel Cole (2020) — Senior Director
- Former: Brandee McHale (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Carmita Semaan (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Donna M. Anderson (2019) — CFO & CAO
- Former: Elizabeth Zalanga (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Isaac Espinal (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Gomperts (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Michael Lomax (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Shafer (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $470K, to Michael O'Brien (CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about America's Promise the Alliance for Youth
How much does America's Promise the Alliance for Youth give each year?
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth gave $500K across 10 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.
What is America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's typical grant size?
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's median grant in 2024 was $50,000, and its average grant was $50,000, across 10 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from America's Promise the Alliance for Youth that year got $50K on average.
Where does America's Promise the Alliance for Youth give grants?
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's top state is California, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (20%) and Illinois (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants) and Chicago, IL (2 grants).
Does America's Promise the Alliance for Youth give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Fafsa Human Capital Intervention Funds" (10 grants).
Who are America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's largest grantees?
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's largest 2024 grantees include 10000 Degrees ($50,000), The Bottom Line Inc ($50,000) and Beyond 12 Education Inc ($50,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is America's Promise the Alliance for Youth?
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth reported $16.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.2M.
What does America's Promise the Alliance for Youth fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to bring collectives together to address important issues facing the next generation, recognizing that these challenges are too complex for any one organization or institution to solve alone. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from America's Promise the Alliance for Youth?
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check americaspromise.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's EIN?
America's Promise the Alliance for Youth's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1848713. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 25, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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