Jacksonville, FL

U-TURNS, INC (doing business as Teen Leaders of AMERICA)

EIN 20-2442876

Education & Youth Development Youth Mentoring & Leadership Children & youth

Mission

The mission of Teen Leaders of AMERICA (U-TURNS, INC) is to equip youth with the life and leadership skills needed to find rewarding careers. Through programs focused on youth leadership, socio-emotional skills, college readiness, and workforce development for students in grades 6–12, TLA empowers students to pursue higher education and meaningful careers.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About U-TURNS, INC (doing business as Teen Leaders of AMERICA)

U-TURNS, INC (EIN 20-2442876) operates publicly as Teen Leaders of AMERICA, a Jacksonville, FL–based 501(c)(3) youth development organization. The organization runs after-school, summer and career-readiness programs for middle- and high-school students that combine leadership training, hands-on career exploration, socio-emotional learning, and certification opportunities. The organization reports multi-year impact metrics (including more than 5,000 youth served and a high postsecondary/career placement rate among enrolled seniors) and continues to receive local philanthropic and public support. Verification: the EIN 20-2442876 is confirmed against state nonprofit filings and nonprofit data platforms and the organization files Form 990s, indicating active, donor-facing operations.

Notable achievements

Scale of service

Delivered programming to over 5,000 middle- and high-school students since program inception, expanding after-school and summer offerings.

High postsecondary/career placement

Reports that approximately 97% of enrolled seniors go on to college or pursue their chosen career paths following program participation.

Secured major local funding

Secured multi-source support from local funders and foundations in recent years, including material grants from regional funders to support workforce development and education initiatives (most recently documented grant support from United Way of Northeast Florida and The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida).

At a glance

Total assets: $353K
Annual revenue: $1.2M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 20-2442876
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Website: teenleadersofamerica.com
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Supported and partnered with local agencies and funders such as Kids Hope Alliance, CareerSource Northeast Florida, Operation New Hope, and United Way of Northeast Florida.

Registered and active as a nonprofit with the Florida Division of Corporations (operates under cross-reference name U-TURNS, INC / Teen Leaders of America) and maintains public Form 990 filings.

Identified by nonprofit data services as a 501(c)(3) youth/education organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions and recognized regionally for workforce-development and college-readiness programming.

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