Spirit of Youth
Spirit of Youth is dedicated to creating and promoting the opportunities for Youth Involvement in their communities by increasing civic engagement, building leadership, and providing media recognition of the positive contributions Youth are making statewide.
Spirit of Youth at a glance
In short: Spirit of Youth reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -37.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $102,545
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $494,336
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,159
- +1120.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $491,666
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Spirit of Youth funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Spirit of Youth gives
- Giving fell 53% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $58K (2021). In 2025 it reported $9K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Community of Alaska Anchorage, AK | Youth Advocacy/Empowering Youth | $15,000 |
| Anchorage School District Anchorage, AK | Empowering Youh Voice to End Bullyi | $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 | $102,545 | $494,336 | $491,666 | $8,500 | Total only | $1,159 |
| 2024 | $91,995 | $457,289 | $485,841 | $13,500 | Total only | $95 |
| 2023 | $137,323 | $457,422 | $488,600 | $21,000 | 2 | $96 |
| 2022 | $261,623 | $489,746 | $479,160 | $42,000 | 2 | $33 |
| 2021 | $109,220 | $536,604 | $495,448 | $57,500 | 4 | $6 |
| 2020 | $117,381 | $433,774 | $447,830 | $45,000 | 2 | $29 |
| 2019 | $60,166 | $434,328 | $403,657 | $35,000 | 2 | $33 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Spirit of Youth
Based on IRS filings
Spirit of Youth is a public charity focused on Education, based in Anchorage, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $103K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $9K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Spirit of Youth is led by Karen Zeman, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen Zeman
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$74K (2019) → $83K (2025)
Elizabeth Manning
President
President → Director, 2022
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kacey Miller
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Aquino
Officer
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Langlie
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jia Hui Sim
Officer
President → Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Marks II
Officer
Director → Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tayler Higgins
Officer
Director → Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Joni Earp Speiss (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Lael Oldmixon (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Rizzo (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Dieckgraeff (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Joni Earp (2021–2023) — President Elect
- Former: Jia Huis (2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Cross (2021) — Director
- Former: Arina Filippenko (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Dan Dieckgraeff (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jenny Di Grappa (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Katherine Jernstrom (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Madison Hill (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Olive Sponholtz-Johnson (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $83K, to Karen Zeman (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Spirit of Youth
How much does Spirit of Youth give each year?
Spirit of Youth reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $14K in grants paid.
How large is Spirit of Youth?
Spirit of Youth reported $103K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $494K.
What is Spirit of Youth?
Spirit of Youth is a public charity focused on Education, based in Anchorage, AK. It holds $103K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Spirit of Youth operate?
Spirit of Youth has awarded grants in Alaska, District of Columbia.
What is Spirit of Youth's EIN?
Spirit of Youth's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0168893. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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