Legacy Youth Leadership
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Legacy Youth Leadership meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to build better leaders who will build a better world."
Year, State Incorporated:
2016, CA
Legacy Youth Leadership (LYL) reports that it provides free education and activism programs as well as leadership coaching and mentoring to young people to supplement students' existing school and youth development. The organization aims to equip students with the tools they need to reach their academic and philanthropic goals. LYL's student programs include university tours, scholarships and awards, and service-learning trips. Additionally, the organization states that it works with students to develop leadership skills such as communication and public speaking, organization and strategic planning, and fundraising. In 2024, LYL hosted 298 student and teachers its annual student leadership conference, Legacy Summit.
For the year ended December 30, 2024, Legacy Youth Leadership's program expenses were:
| Program services | $1,379,316 |
| Total Program Expenses | $1,379,316 |
Chief Executive
Seth Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Compensation*
$171,014
Chair of the Board
Michelle O'Droske
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Vice President of Regional Operations and Licensing, Primerica
Board Size
18
Paid Staff Size
8
*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet
Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,755,063, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Legacy Youth Leadership's audited financial statements for the year ended December 30, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Contributions and grants | $1,706,572 |
| Program service revenue | $84,341 |
| Special events, net | $48,491 |
| Other income | $134 |
| Total Income | $1,839,538 |
Programs: 75% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 14%
| Total Income | $1,839,538 |
| Total expenses: | $1,847,304 |
| Program expenses | $1,379,316 |
| Fundraising expenses | $203,013 |
| Administrative expenses | $264,975 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-7,766 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $-255,131 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $-262,897 |
| Total Liabilities | $740,453 |
| Total Assets | $477,556 |
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance