Denver, CO

Young People in Recovery

EIN 46-4109067

Health & Wellness Mental Health & Counseling Children & youth Justice-involved people

Mission

YPR’s mission is to provide the life skills and peer support to help young people recover from substance use disorder and reach their full potential.

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

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About Young People in Recovery

Young People in Recovery (YPR) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that builds recovery-ready communities for adolescents and young adults through peer-led chapters, evidence-informed life-skills curricula, and advocacy. YPR operates a network of community-based chapters and licensed programs (EPIC, My Future is EPIC, and Phoenix) that deliver free pro-social events, all-recovery meetings, workshops, and court-facing reentry programming. The organization’s EIN (46-4109067) was verified against IRS and nonprofit database records and YPR maintains an active web presence with annual impact reporting and national chapter listings.

Notable achievements

National chapter network growth

Expanded to a nationwide network of chapters that deliver free, community-based recovery support and pro-social events, enabling widespread peer-to-peer engagement and local advocacy.

Major unrestricted philanthropic gift

Received a significant $3 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott (announced in 2022), enabling strengthened operations, program expansion, and capacity building.

Program reach and service volume

Scaled program delivery with thousands of chapter events and tens of thousands of services delivered (organization-reported figures reflecting multi-year cumulative impact), and licensed curricula used by treatment and justice partners.

At a glance

Total assets: $4.6M
Annual revenue: $2.7M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-4109067
Location: Denver, CO
Website: youngpeopleinrecovery.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

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

Recognition

Maintains a strong public charity profile (registered 501(c)(3)) with nonprofit database listings and annual Form 990 filings.

Rated highly by third-party nonprofit evaluators (four-star/strong ratings on major charity evaluation platforms).

Featured in peer and academic attention for its Recovery-Ready Communities model and cited in applied recovery practice discussions and resources.

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