Community Youth Concepts
The organization's mission is to engage and connect Iowa students through youth development programming and to provide coaching, training and technical assistance in best practices to youth-serving non-profits.
Community Youth Concepts at a glance
In short: Community Youth Concepts gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,000
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $2,034,450
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Community Youth Concepts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Iowa Homeless Youth Center a Branch of Youth & Shelter Services Inc ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $7K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Homeless Youth Center a Branch of Youth & Shelter Services Inc Ames, IA | Support rental insurance fees, emergency food, utility assistance, and/or safe sleeping options | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,034,450 | $624,461 | $618,634 | $6,000 | 1 | $71,941 |
| 2024 | $1,951,545 | $682,450 | $605,980 | $6,500 | 1 | $68,716 |
| 2023 | $1,864,824 | $638,748 | $598,316 | — | — | $24,813 |
| 2022 | $1,752,538 | $566,659 | $588,711 | — | — | $34,907 |
| 2021 | $1,828,644 | $925,594 | $598,640 | — | — | $60,199 |
| 2020 | $1,519,307 | $998,556 | $704,351 | — | — | $13,285 |
About Community Youth Concepts
Based on IRS filings
Community Youth Concepts is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $72K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Youth Concepts is led by Alicia Vermeer, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alicia Vermeer
Executive Director
Operations Director → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$53K (2022) → $72K (2025)
Clifton Hughes
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brittany Freeman
Director
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Goetzinger
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nola Aigner Davis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Uma Dukle
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alisha King
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anisha Choudhary
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darriana Donegan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ritika Shroff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Weiss
Former Chair
Vice President → Chair, 2024
Chair → Former Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Glover
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Padgett
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Harper
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Addie Trueblood (2023–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Hae Paw (2024) — Student Director
- Former: Joan Wierenga (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Tim McCann (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Carson Carney (2021–2023) — Student Director
- Former: Addie Rasmussen (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Eric Shepard (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Malai Amfahr (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Rick Medina (2020–2022) — Director · Filing note: Began feb 2020
- Former: Amy Croll (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Brent Pattison (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Marcy Baker (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Marina Grabchuk (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nicole Dietzenbach (2020–2021) — Student Director
- Former: Ryan Yeager (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alicia Meyer (2021) — Director
- Former: Alicia Embrey (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $72K, to Alicia Vermeer (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Community Youth Concepts
How much does Community Youth Concepts give each year?
Community Youth Concepts gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Community Youth Concepts?
Community Youth Concepts reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $624K.
What is Community Youth Concepts?
Community Youth Concepts is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Des Moines, IA. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Community Youth Concepts operate?
Community Youth Concepts has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Community Youth Concepts's EIN?
Community Youth Concepts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2996028. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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