Youth Collaboratory Inc
Youth Collaboratory Inc is a public charity based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It works with the youth-services community to improve safety and well-being for young people and young adults, including through training, technical assistance, research-based program models, and support for local practice innovation.
Youth Collaboratory Inc at a glance
In short: Youth Collaboratory Inc gave $755K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), top state Illinois. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $755,184
- +127.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $68,653
- +85.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $56,375
- Total assets
- $1,235,783
- +34.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (21% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Youth Collaboratory Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 106 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: (412) 366-6562
Website: https://youthcollaboratory.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Youth Collaboratory Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago ($158K). Together the top 10 received $716K.
Grant Size Distribution
91 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 47 grants of 91 (52%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states. The largest shares of grant dollars went to Illinois (21%), New York (13%), Kentucky (11%), Connecticut (11%), and New Mexico (9%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Youth Collaboratory Inc open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $61K; repeat grants $70K. How we count
Medians: $61K first-time, $56K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $332K (2024) to $1.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $755K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Mentoring Program | $157,837 |
| Lexington Leadership Lexington, KY | Mentoring Program | $85,794 |
| BBBS of Connecticut Hartford, CT | Mentoring Program | $83,440 |
| BBBS Mountain Region New Mexico Santa Fe, NM | Mentoring Program | $66,549 |
| BBBS of Southeast Michigan Ypsilanti, MI | Mentoring Program | $66,477 |
| Bolder Options Minneapolis, MN | Mentoring Program | $56,375 |
| Future Leaders of America Oxnard, CA | Mentoring Program | $54,860 |
| BBBS of the Triangle Morrisville, NC | Mentoring Program | $49,037 |
| Connections Mentor New York, NY | Mentoring Program | $47,930 |
| Street Soccer USA Bay Area New York, NY | Mentoring Program | $47,438 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,235,783 | $5,211,641 | $5,110,735 | $755,184 | 11 |
| 2024 | $916,630 | $4,658,842 | $4,653,242 | $332,303 | 9 |
| 2023 | $1,152,639 | $5,487,527 | $5,386,579 | $1,078,264 | 17 |
| 2022 | $1,142,769 | $5,462,466 | $5,205,213 | $1,928,174 | 27 |
| 2021 | $902,082 | $4,112,450 | $3,906,707 | $1,447,798 | 27 |
| 2020 | $673,705 | $2,241,332 | $2,580,469 | $787,055 | 25 |
| 2019 | $925,160 | $3,281,574 | $3,257,572 | $1,222,890 | 21 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Youth Collaboratory’s mission is to harness the power of the youth-services community to innovate, evaluate, and drive effective strategies that assure the safety and well-being of youth and young adults.
Its 2024 filing describes work on youth homelessness, community building and mentoring, and preventing and addressing sexual exploitation and trafficking. It reports providing training and capacity-building services to organizations working with youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Its Mentoring+ model supports community building through mentoring relationships.
The 2025 filing lists grants for mentoring programs. Among the grantees, Bolder Options says its mission is to prepare youth to succeed in life; Future Leaders of America says it provides leadership training, education, and personal development opportunities for Latino youth. Connections Mentor says it works with young people, families, organizations, and volunteers to build lasting mentoring relationships for young people with contact with the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. LIFT Community Action Agency says it aims to improve the lives of low-income individuals and families through service and collaboration.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Youth Collaboratory reported 11 grants totaling $755,184. Grant amounts ranged from $39,447 to $157,837, with a median of $56,375. All itemized grants were for mentoring programs.
The largest grants were $157,837 to Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, $85,794 to Lexington Leadership, $83,440 to BBBS of Connecticut, $66,549 to BBBS Mountain Region New Mexico, and $66,477 to BBBS of Southeast Michigan. Other recipients included Bolder Options ($56,375), Future Leaders of America ($54,860), BBBS of the Triangle ($49,037), Connections Mentor ($47,930), Street Soccer USA Bay Area ($47,438), and LIFT Community Action Agency ($39,447).
Youth Collaboratory’s website describes grant-development services for nonprofits seeking federal funding, including proposal reviews, funding-announcement walkthroughs, and proposal outlines with office hours.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Zachary Wood as chairperson, Dina Wilderson as vice chairperson, Lisa Thompson as secretary, and Elisabeth Jackson as treasurer. Other listed board members are Carlos Lejnieks, Maggie Riden, Erin Callahan, and Erin Whelan. Calvin Smith and Chris Nelson are listed as board members through November 2024.
Youth Collaboratory Inc is led by Megan Blondin, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 4 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Megan Blondin
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$172K (2019) → $207K (2025)
Zachary Wood
Chairperson
Board Member → Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy Thompson
Director of Programs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$100K (2024) → $109K (2025)
Kristen Truffa
Associate Director
Associate Director → Associated Director, 2022
Associated Director → Associate Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $139K (2025)
Vanessa Thorne
Deputy Director of Administration
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$125K (2024) → $127K (2025)
Calvin Smith
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Lejnieks
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Nelson
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elisabeth Jackson
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Thompson
Secretary
Vice Chairperson → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maggie Riden
Board Member
Chairperson → Past Chairperson, 2020
Past Chairperson → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dina Wilderson
Vice Chairperson
Board Member → Vice Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Carlson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daneshe Bethune
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Callahan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Whelan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy O'Hara
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Daniel Pfarr (2019–2024) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Tim Massaquoi (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Christian Hadden (2024) — Controller
- Former: Debbie Scotto (2021) — Finance Director-
- Former: Sarah Arnold (2021) — Senior Director & Adminstration-
- Former: Rivianna Hyatt (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Mermelstein (2019–2020) — Senior Director of Finance -
- Former: Sarah Smalls (2020) — Senior Director & Adminstration
- Former: Hedda Mclendon (2019) — Past Chairperson
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 $207K, to Megan Blondin (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Youth Collaboratory Inc
How much does Youth Collaboratory Inc give each year?
Youth Collaboratory Inc gave $755K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $332K across 9 grants.
What is Youth Collaboratory Inc's typical grant size?
Youth Collaboratory Inc's median grant in 2025 was $56,375, and its average grant was $68,653, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Youth Collaboratory Inc that year got $61K on average.
Where does Youth Collaboratory Inc give grants?
Youth Collaboratory Inc's top state is Illinois, with 21% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (13%) and Kentucky (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Youth Collaboratory Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Youth Collaboratory Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Mentoring Program" (11 grants).
Who are Youth Collaboratory Inc's largest grantees?
Youth Collaboratory Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago ($157,837), Lexington Leadership ($85,794) and BBBS of Connecticut ($83,440), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Youth Collaboratory Inc?
Youth Collaboratory Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.2M.
What does Youth Collaboratory Inc fund?
Youth Collaboratory’s mission is to harness the power of the youth-services community to innovate, evaluate, and drive effective strategies that assure the safety and well-being of youth and young adults. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Youth Collaboratory Inc?
Youth Collaboratory Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check youthcollaboratory.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Youth Collaboratory Inc's EIN?
Youth Collaboratory Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1614988. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 27, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Youth Collaboratory Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/youth-collaboratory-inc-morg_6015a31b7b0d478a9dc648a6b69154fa
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