High School Youth Initiative Inc
Youth initiative high school provides holistic waldorf-inspired education for grades 9-12, striving to integrate "head, heart, and hands" (thinking, feeling, and willing) into the fabric of school life. Parents, students, and faculty work together to encourage and assist students in becoming free thinkers, and in maturing, into active, response-able, empowered participants in the greater society. The school, its students, families and faculty strives to be of service to the larger community.
High School Youth Initiative Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $661,917
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $590,611
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $11
- -99.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $630,452
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who High School Youth Initiative Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $650 (2023) to $53K (2024). In 2024 it reported $53K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $661,917 | $590,611 | $630,452 | — | — | $11 |
| 2024 | $717,126 | $629,809 | $661,090 | $52,785 | Total only | $4,482 |
| 2023 | $799,416 | $678,813 | $632,246 | $650 | Total only | $1,025 |
| 2022 | $951,791 | $777,751 | $570,749 | $36,620 | Total only | $71 |
| 2021 | $668,534 | $639,342 | $527,561 | $37,500 | Total only | $206 |
| 2020 | $574,345 | $632,282 | $595,556 | $33,018 | 1 | $32 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About High School Youth Initiative Inc
Based on IRS filings
High School Youth Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Viroqua, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $662K in total assets. Net investment income was $11.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
High School Youth Initiative Inc is led by Alycann Taylor, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 3 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alycann Taylor
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erik Harris
Director & Fac
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$28K (2025)
Janna Kottke
Director
Secretary → President, 2024
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jess Eissfeldt
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Porter
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frances Levin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Max Moon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pelle Arnold
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Schirmer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Lavoie
Treasurer
Treasurer → Treasurer & Faculty, 2021
Treasurer & Faculty → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$30K (2020) → $28K (2025)
Matthew Voz
Administrator
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$34K (2022) → $35K (2025)
Lars Bergan
Vice President
President → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Erika Broser (2020–2024) — Director & Fac
- Former: Solvin Arnold (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Erin Fonseca (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Tom Fassbender (2024) — Director
- Former: Zaiah Manspeaker (2024) — Director
- Former: Zoe Drew-King (2024) — Faculty Representative
- Former: Jasmine Hudnall (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Frances Rehmann (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Rodney Cain (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ruby Hodapp (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Justina Manspeaker (2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Miro (2023) — Director
- Former: Hugh Spann (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Olson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Emma Krings (2022) — Director
- Former: Ben Ashley-Kappler (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Connie Vanderhyden (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Susan Nesbit (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Eliott Nicholes (2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Voz (2021) — Administrator
- Former: Elliot Nicoles (2020) — Director
- Former: Kelsey Sauber-Olds (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 $35K, to Matthew Voz (Administrato). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about High School Youth Initiative Inc
How large is High School Youth Initiative Inc?
High School Youth Initiative Inc reported $662K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $591K.
What is High School Youth Initiative Inc?
High School Youth Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Viroqua, WI. It holds $662K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does High School Youth Initiative Inc operate?
High School Youth Initiative Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is High School Youth Initiative Inc's EIN?
High School Youth Initiative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1906073. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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