Youth Celebrate Diversity
Youth Celebrate Diversity (YCD) is a youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit that educates and empowers teens and educators to advance inclusion, equity, and social justice in schools and communities.
About Youth Celebrate Diversity
YCD runs a youth-driven leadership and activism model for ages ~11–18 that supports student chapters, trains youth leaders, and produces statewide and regional diversity conferences and virtual programming.
The organization operates primarily in Colorado with an established New Mexico program, provides professional development for educators, and in recent years has expanded program delivery through grants and fundraising efforts to serve hundreds to thousands of young people annually.
Notable achievements
Colorado Governor’s Service Award (Outstanding Nonprofit)
Recognized in 2018 for sustained impact; award highlights YCD’s longstanding model of student-led diversity conferences and community change work across Colorado.
Inclusiveness@Work Nonprofit Award
Received a nonprofit inclusiveness award in 2021, reflecting organizational commitment to equity in programming and operations.
Recent fundraising & grant support
In the last 2–3 years YCD held successful Changemakers Galas (raising six-figure totals in 2023 and 2024) and secured a multi-year grant (2023–2025) to expand training across multiple Colorado sites, enabling growth in program reach and delivery.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $76K
- Annual revenue
- $275K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 46-4967224
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Website
- ycdiversity.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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