2026-06-05T08:22:24-07:00 2025-12-31 760790091 Eva 990 & Associates 3439 SE Hawthorne Blvd 536 Portland OR 97214 990 2025-01-01 208221895 Youth United for Community Action YOUT 6503229165 2135 Clarke Avenue East Palo Alto CA 94303 Dalila Adofo Board Chair 2026-06-05 true Eva Konigsberg P00543367 5034902505 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Dalila Adofo 2135 Clarke Avenue East Palo Alto CA 94303 1071632 false X youthunited.net X 2001 CA We launched Higher Learning in June of 1997, whose goal is to create a safe space where high school youth can come together to examine and act on issues that impact their communities. In 2010 we renewed our commitment to environmental and social change, and youth organizing, resulting in the launch of two new campaigns, a leadership and basebuilding network in East Palo Alto, the revamp of our staffing structure to better support youth-to-staff transitions, and a resource development plan aimed to diversify our funding sources. Currently, our work involves leadership development, community organizing, and coalition building. 5 5 7 15 0 883513 442761 250 22579 214816 4200 906092 662027 7660 0 311954 310294 0 53880 204425 250020 516379 567974 389713 94053 3028622 2703768 459336 0 2569286 2703768 Youth United for Community Action (YUCA), a grassroots community organization created, led, and run by young people of color, the majority from low-income communities, provides a safe space for young people to empower ourselves and work on environmental and social justice issues to establish positive systemic change through grassroots community organizing. false false 205000 The Higher Learning Program was launched in June 1997 to serve the growing number of high school aged youth. The Higher Learning Program (HL) was initiated by high school youth in East Palo Alto to help support and develop young people as active leaders in the community. As a result, HL EPA brings high school aged youth together in a healthy and safe environment where they can identify and explore issues affecting them as young people and as members of their communities. Once an issue has been identified, the youth research and evaluate the root causes of the specific issue and develop/implement action plans to productively address this issue. This year there were two campaigns, a housing justice campaign and an environmental justice campaign. 205000 Developing Leaders: Since its inception, YUCA believes that the people who are most affected should be the driving force to determining and bringing about their own solution. YUCA was founded on the belief that the most effective youth program should include the intense involvement of young people at all levels of the organization. As a result, representing our constituency, YUCA is led and run at all levels entirely by young people of color, majority low-income, majority women, thus providing an opportunity for us to define our own needs, determine our own vision, and implement it. Through intense leadership development that is grounded in real-time community organizing, young people at YUCA prove that youth are not just the promise of the future, but all the possibilities of the present. 45516 Organizing the Community: As a community, East Palo Alto has a rich history of movement. It is a history borne out of struggle and the self-determined imagination of the Black Power movement whose struggles led by other peoples of color are also driven by. But the spirit of organizing is well and alive in our community. These are the footsteps that young people from YUCA follow in order to carve our own paths. Young people from YUCA are principled fighters and leaders who put our words and ideals to action. Since 1994, YUCA youth have taken on pressing community issues - whether it is environmental racism, tenant rights, or juvenile justice. YUCA youth currently work on two campaigns: 1) to promote environmental health, justice, and anti-displacement principles in land use planning policies, and 2) to promote thriving school environments aiming to increase high school graduation rates and preparing students for college or career. 455516 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X Kenia Najar Dir of Operations 6505059585 2135 Clarke Avenue East Palo Alto CA 94303 Kenia Najar Miranda Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 76236 0 0 Dalila Adofo Board Chair 0.62 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Thomas Williams Secretary 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Heleine Grewe Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Iliana Nicholas Director 0.04 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ofelia Bello Director 0.04 0.00 X 0 0 0 76236 0 false false false 0 87600 355161 442761 Presentations, Workshops 250 250 250 24421 24421 0 0 0 600000 409605 190395 190395 190395 0 0 0 Expense Reimbursement Income 4200 4200 4200 662027 219266 7660 7660 0 0 0 76236 59845 8767 7624 0 154564 112832 21639 20093 0 59227 43236 8292 7699 20267 14795 2837 2635 0 0 13906 10151 1947 1808 0 0 0 4790 3496 671 623 1697 1239 237 221 19308 14095 2703 2510 0 0 38167 27862 5343 4962 9729 7102 1362 1265 0 0 0 0 25493 18610 3569 3314 6273 4579 878 816 Higher Learning Program 110411 110411 House Redevelpment Project 14866 14866 Charitable Community Engagemt 3000 3000 Staff Development 2380 1737 333 310 0 567974 455516 58578 53880 772749 753901 1170816 1299803 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 767955 117891 1085057 650064 0 0 0 0 0 3028622 2703768 9336 450000 459336 0 X 2569286 2703768 2569286 2703768 3028622 2703768 94053 40429 X false false false X 1776086 599173 589912 883513 442761 4291445 0 0 1776086 599173 589912 883513 442761 4291445 691228 3600217 1675 4199 19665 22579 24421 72539 0 84095 84095 4448079 38950 0.80940 0.94530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false true true false 3757 false true 397 false false false false 4154 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description We engage in grassroots lobbying - encouraging people to attend city council meetings. We advocate for policy as community members, in the evening, when our office is closed, and on weekends. Part IV - Additional Information 760500 114075 646425 3173 3173 4282 643 3639 650064 true RTO Network co CEPED 1212 Broadway Ste 700 Oakland CA 94612 843636499 7660 0 1 0 Additional Supplemental Information Grant to Regional Tenant Organizing Network, fiscally sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund. Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Report provided by grant recipient. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board Chair provides a copy of the 990 to all members of the Board. Board members are instructed to review the document and ask questions. The questions are discussed with the return preparer. After the Board members are comfortable with the 990, the Board Chair signs off on it, and it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Agency's ByLaws state: "In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors, who are considering the proposed transaction or arrangement." Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation was reviewed through annual performance evaluation where significant input was taken from board, staff and constituents. The process was overseen by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Compensation was also reviewed through annual performance evaluation where significant input was taken from other staff, constituents, and the Executive Director. The process was overseen by the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The documents are available for inspection at YUCA's office, 2135 Clarke Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303. Minutes are kept in written and typed form, and other books and records are kept in written and typed form.