Save Our Youth Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on June 16, 2025.

3443 West 23rd Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80211

Save Our Youth Inc. (EIN: 84-1295393) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Save Our Youth Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 3 out of 20 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $100,217. The highest compensated employee at Save Our Youth Inc. is Russel Dains with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $138,952.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$2,280,432

Expenses

$2,080,490

Employee compensation

$1,436,216

Reported Compensated Employees

Russel Dains

President and Chief Executive Officer

$138,952

$129,746 No related comp$9,206

Don Kerns

Treasurer

$100,211

$89,610 No related comp$10,601

Marianne Verdecchio

Secretary

$61,489

$45,606 No related comp$15,883

Non-Employee Board Members

Mission Statement

SAVE OUR YOUTH IS A TRANSFORMATIVE ONE-TO-ONE YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM DEDICATED TO ERADICATING VARIOUS FORMS OF POVERTY-FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND RELATIONAL-AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE DENVER METRO AREA. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH CONSISTENT, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT FOSTER PERSONAL GROWTH AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORING, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AIMING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY. BY CULTIVATING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE STRIVE TO INSPIRE HOPE, RESILIENCE, AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH WE SERVE. SAVE OUR YOUTH IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A BRIGHTER, MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY.