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Impact · counted, with the method
This year
142Regular attendees

Young people who came 30 or more days this school year. Attendance is taken at the door every day by name; 30 days is the “regular attendee” line our after-school funder uses, so we count the same way they do.

9,400Dinners

Plates served, counted by the kitchen lead each night. Seconds count as one.

38Mentor matches

Active pairs on 1 September. A match counts from the first meeting, not the interview.

81%Matches lasting a year

31 of the 38 matches that started at least twelve months ago were still meeting at twelve months. Ended matches are counted, not dropped.

64%“An adult here knows me”

91 of 142 regular attendees answered a six-question survey in May (response rate 64%, n = 91 of 142); 58 of those 91 said yes to this one. We report the base, not just the percentage.

What we cannot proveWe cannot prove that the center changes grades, arrests or graduation. We do not have the comparison group that would take, and we will not claim it. What we can show is who came, how often, what they ate, and what they told us. If a funder needs an outcome study, we say so and cost it separately.
Where the money goes · FY2025 (year ended 30 June 2026)
The year
Foundation grants$214,000
Government — after-school grant$118,000
Individual gifts$96,000
Events$38,000
Other$20,000
Revenue$486,000
Programs — staff, food, the van$352,000
The building$58,000
Administration$41,000
Fundraising$20,000
Expenses · $15,000 to reserves$471,000

These are the figures in the 990 below; if a number here ever disagrees with the filing, the filing is right.

Financials

The last three annual returns, the audit and the IRS letter. Sample documents, each labelled as such on every page.

Audited financial statements — fiscal 2025, FY2025An outside accountant’s opinion and the statements behind the 990.PDF · 165 KB
Form 990 — fiscal 2025, FY2025Filed November 2026. Part I summary, Part IX expenses by function, Part III what the money did.PDF · 190 KB
Form 990 — fiscal 2024, FY2024PDF · 189 KB
Form 990 — fiscal 2023, FY2023PDF · 189 KB
IRS determination letterWhat the letter states; deliberately not laid out like one.PDF · 124 KB
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Kestrel Youth Center is a 501(c)(3); gifts are tax-deductible as the law allows. A written acknowledgment follows every gift of any size.