Youth for Enviromental Sanity
Connecting, inspiring, and empowering young change makers to join forces for a thriving, just and sustainable way of life for all.
Youth for Enviromental Sanity at a glance
In short: Youth for Enviromental Sanity gave $17K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,212
- -57.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $8,606
- Median grant
- $8,606
- Total assets
- $210,452
- +20.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Youth for Enviromental Sanity funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Empowering Works ($10K). Together the top 2 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $58K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $17K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Empowering Works Santa Barbara, CA | For action and love through music | $9,500 |
| Food Revolution Network Aptos, CA | Healthy, ethical, sustainable food | $7,712 |
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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 | $210,452 | $349,322 | $313,408 | $17,212 | 2 | $28 |
| 2024 | $174,538 | $377,943 | $351,298 | $40,725 | Total only | $35 |
| 2023 | $148,227 | $381,214 | $433,874 | $46,550 | 2 | $37 |
| 2022 | $200,887 | $297,481 | $336,515 | $44,208 | Total only | $36 |
| 2021 | $239,921 | $281,343 | $254,060 | $13,900 | Total only | $95 |
| 2020 | $212,638 | $380,734 | $270,379 | $7,760 | 1 | $122 |
| 2019 | $102,283 | $369,601 | $413,941 | $57,918 | Total only | $268 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Youth for Enviromental Sanity
Based on IRS filings
Youth for Enviromental Sanity is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Berkeley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $210K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $28.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Youth for Enviromental Sanity is led by Alia Lahlou, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alia Lahlou
CEO
Boad Member → Trustee, 2020
Trustee → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Noureddine Elkhattaby Strauch
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
$28K (2022) → $75K (2025)
Angela Sevin
Trustee
Trustee → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eliza Ramos
Trustee
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Frank Byrd Phoenix
Trustee
Board Member → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Austin K. Willacy
Secretary
On filings since 2019
$4K (2019) → $4K (2025)
Joan Smalley
Operations Manager
Operations Mngr → Foundation Manager, 2020
Foundation Manager → Operations Manager, 2022
On filings since 2019
17.5 hrs/week
$20K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Nandita Batheja
Community Learning & Partnership
Trustee → Employee, 2023
Employee → Community Learning & Partnership, 2024
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
$8K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Michele B. Robbins
CFO
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Joy George (2021–2024) — Collective Wisdom & Communications
- Former: Shilpa Jain (2019–2023) — Outgoing Exe Director
- Former: Vincent Felice (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Joyous Dawn (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Manuel J Herrera (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jovan Julien (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Hanzade Germiyannoglu (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Amanda Greene (2019) — Board Member
- Former: J. Manuel Herrera (2019) — President
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 $75K, to Noureddine Elkhattaby Strauch (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Youth for Enviromental Sanity
How much does Youth for Enviromental Sanity give each year?
Youth for Enviromental Sanity gave $17K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $41K in grants paid.
How large is Youth for Enviromental Sanity?
Youth for Enviromental Sanity reported $210K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $349K.
What is Youth for Enviromental Sanity?
Youth for Enviromental Sanity is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Berkeley, CA. It holds $210K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Youth for Enviromental Sanity operate?
Youth for Enviromental Sanity has awarded grants in California, Hawaii, Texas.
What is Youth for Enviromental Sanity's EIN?
Youth for Enviromental Sanity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0467495. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
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