Youth Advocacy Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleYouth Advocacy Foundation Inc's network
19 people4 organisationsi19 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 19 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulcineia Goncalves Chair | Yaf Chair (Dir of Yad) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Alondra Bobadilla | Director (Since Mar '23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| AMI Fatula | Dir. (Treas Since Sep '22) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Amy Feinman | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bridget Treco-Bettez | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Calixto Perez JR | Director (Since Jan '23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Camai Mazzulla | Director (Since Mar '23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| DEB Poppel | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Edith Bazile | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeff McCarthy | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katherine Hall Page | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin Bryant | Director (Until Jan '23) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Krishna Ramaswamy | Director (Until Aug '22) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lakeisha Gandy | Treasurer (Until Sep '22) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Bickel | Clerk | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Marlies Spanjaard | President & CEO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steven Pacini | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Suzanne Schlossberg | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Theresa Flaherty | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Feinman | Clerk | 2018 |
| Jean Donnelly | Vice President | 2018 |
| Joshua Dohan | President | 2018 |
| Marlies Spanjaard | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Michelle Scavongelli | Executive Dir. (Yad Sr. Counsel) | 2023 |
| Samantha Calero | Executive Director (Until Oct '18) | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Scavongelli | Executive Dir. (Yad Sr. Counsel) | 12 | $34k | $92k | $18k |
| Marlies Spanjaard | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $123k | $29k |
| Dulcineia Goncalves | Yaf Chair (Dir of Yad) | 4 | $0 | $164k | $23k |
| Bridget Treco-Bettez | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ami Fatula | Director & Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Laura Bickel | Clerk | 3 | $0 | ||
| Edith Bazile | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allyson Black-Foley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alondra Bobadilla | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave J Nevins | Director (Since Mar '25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Pacini | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eliza Presson | Director (Since Mar '25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Darnell T Williams | Director (Since Jan '25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy Feinman | Director (Until Dec '24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff McCarthy | Director (Until Mar '25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deb Poppel | Director (Until Dec '24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Camai Mazzulla | Director (Until Dec '24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Dimeo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Calixto Perez Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Suzanne Schlossberg | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marianne Marks | Director (Since Mar '25) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Youth Advocacy Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 043583353
- Address
- 75 Federal Street 6th Floor, Boston, MA, 02110-1913
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- The youth advocacy foundation (yaf) is a 501(c)(3) organization and the non-profit arm of the state juvenile defender's office, whose mission is protecting and advancing the legal and human rights of children to promote their healthy development through active partnerships with local communities. Yaf's primary focus is support the clients of edlaw project, which works to shut down the... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W01 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Marlies Spanjaard (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKatherine Hall Page
≥8years on the filingsLakeisha Gandy
≥8years on the filingsSteven Pacini
≥8years on the filingsTheresa Flaherty
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $5k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $607k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $48k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 51