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YOUTH EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP
Dover Plains, NY · EIN 272076692 · Form 990EZ · FY2020 · Small ($100K-$1M) · yefi.org
revenue
$164K
expenses
$139K
net assets
$58K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Religious Activities

profile · synthesized from sources

Youth Evangelical Fellowship International is a religious organization focused on evangelism and discipleship among college students. It operates globally through campus ministries, offering Bible studies, leadership training, and short-term mission and vision trips. The organization emphasizes personal faith in Christ, spiritual growth, and spreading the Gospel across cultural and geographic boundaries.

named programs · 8 · from sources

What they call their work

Bible Studies
Offers individual and group Bible studies for college students to deepen their understanding of Scripture and spiritual identity in Christ.
Discipleship
Provides small group and personal mentoring to guide students in following Jesus, understanding salvation, the cross, and God's calling.
Internship
Provides internships at YEF HQ in various technical and creative fields for trained members committed to ministry development.
Leadership Training
Equips students who have completed discipleship with skills to become campus teachers and missionaries through regional and national training.
Mission Trip
Organizes short-term mission trips across multiple continents to preach the Gospel and engage in evangelism with students.
Summer Training
Hosts 3 to 7-day training events in the U.S. and South Korea focused on Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and mission practicum.
Vision Trip
Facilitates short-term trips to explore mission opportunities, meet missionaries, and assess field needs in countries like the Philippines, Cambodia, and South Korea.
Volunteer/Short-term Projects
Offers opportunities in video production, web design, event planning, and communications to support campus ministry expansion.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Christian Leadership & Discipleship Training 4 activities
    • Conducting campus-based Bible studies and evangelism
      Offers individual and group Bible studies for students, including campus-specific studies such as on Romans 1, and conducts outreach by inviting students to events and sharing the Gospel. These activities are central to equipping young believers in faith development and evangelism.
    • Delivering ministerial and teacher development programs
      Provides free, accessible ministerial training globally in collaboration with Olivet Seminary and conducts leadership and teacher development sessions focused on prayer and spiritual dependence in ministry.
    • Hosting retreats, conferences, and annual training programs
      Hosts annual retreats and conferences across Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and North America, including Pentecost retreats focused on worship, prayer, fellowship, and Bible study. Also conducts annual summer training programs in the U.S. and South Korea lasting 3 to 7 days, featuring Bible studies, prayer, fellowship, and mission practicum.
    • Providing discipleship and leadership training for students
      Runs a discipleship program using small groups and personal mentoring to guide students in biblical understanding and Christian salvation, followed by regional and nationwide leadership training to equip graduates as campus teachers and missionaries.
  • Christian Missionary and Church Planting Efforts 2 activities
    • Operating international chapters and urban campus ministries
      Hosts active chapters in 42 countries across all populated continents and engages in urban mission work specifically aimed at redeeming college campuses through evangelism and discipleship.
    • Organizing domestic and international mission and vision trips
      Organizes mission trips across multiple continents—including Africa, South America, Europe, and North America—to preach the Gospel to students, as well as vision trips to countries like the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, South Korea, Japan, and across Europe for mission exploration and spiritual development.
  • Religious Media Production and Distribution 1 activity
    • Developing educational resources for Bible study and ministry
      Creates updated study guides and presentation materials to enhance the engagement and accessibility of Bible studies and ministry training.
  • Regular Religious Worship Services 1 activity
    • Facilitating fellowship gatherings centered on spiritual growth
      Organizes regular fellowship gatherings focused on apostolic teaching, prayer, and communion, as well as spaces for sharing testimonies and reflections to encourage spiritual growth and commitment to community service.
  • Christian Gospel Proclamation 1 activity
    • Preaching and teaching the Gospel for spiritual salvation
      Engages in religious activities centered on preaching and teaching the Gospel as foundational to Christian thinking and living, with the purpose of offering spiritual salvation to others through evangelism.
  • Nonprofit Internship Programs 1 activity
    • Providing internship and volunteer opportunities in ministry support
      Offers internships at YEF headquarters and volunteer roles in video production, web design, technology, event planning, and communication to support campus ministry operations and outreach.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$164K
Contributions & grants$164K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$139K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$52K
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$58K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$58K
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020

Who runs it

paid leadership · 3
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Yashan Zhou Director of Religious Activities and Education 40 $38K
Danielle White General Secretary 20 $9K
Moonjung Kwon Executive Director 5 $600
relationships · 6

Who they work with

  • Olivet Seminary Partner — Collaborates with YEF to provide free ministerial training for current and future ministers worldwide.
  • YEF Africa Network — Regional expression of Youth Evangelical Fellowship International operating in Africa, conducting Bible training and fellowship.
  • YOUTH EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP Network — Hosts chapters in 42 countries as part of its international network.
  • local churches Partner — Collaborates with local churches to host Pentecost worship services, Bible studies, and fellowship activities.
  • ministries Partner — Partners with ministries to organize Pentecost retreats and spiritual renewal programs.
  • mission communities Partner — Works alongside mission communities to conduct Pentecost gatherings and outreach programs.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Global Mission Through Local Chapter Networks
    methodology: global_chapter_network
    By establishing a decentralized network of locally hosted chapters, the organization advances the Great Commission globally because it believes sustained spiritual impact requires both local presence and global alignment with Christian mission.
  • Incarnational and Spirit-Empowered Evangelism
    methodology: incarnational_evangelism
    By living out a holy and loving Christian life empowered by the Holy Spirit, believers become credible witnesses whose embodied faith invites others to Christ more effectively than proclamation alone.
  • Spiritual Transformation Through Christ-Centered Discipleship
    methodology: gospel_centered_discipleship
    By engaging individuals in gospel-centered teaching and sequential discipleship, the organization produces personal spiritual transformation because it believes faith rooted in grace and obedience to Scripture—modeled after Jesus' training of the apostles—prepares believers for leadership and effective witness.