Hope for Youth
Hope for Youth reported $16.1 million in revenue and $16.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.13 went to program services, $17.55 to management and general costs and $1.32 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 65.7% of the total. Government grants made up 30.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $205,059 (CFO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.1% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 33.9% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 30.2% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 65.7% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $205,059 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.28% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.3 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResidential Group Homes - Hard to Place:Hope for Youth provides residential group homes for youth with complex needs, including a Sibling Reunification Program that helps brothers and sisters live together when they have been placed in separate foster homes. In a safe, structured, home-like setting, youth receive support, family involvement, and individualized treatment planning focused on reunification, adoption, or helping older teens move successfully toward independent living
Other clinical programs:Provide community-based and home-based interventions for high-risk youth, helping them improve behavior, strengthen family relationships, avoid deeper system involvement, and build the skills needed for long-term stability and success
Therapeutic Foster Care Program:Hope for Youth provides safe, supportive temporary homes for children and youth while they work toward reunification with relatives, adoption, or independent living. The program focuses on giving each child a stable, nurturing placement that supports healing, recovery, and long-term permanency. By carefully matching children from infancy through age 21 with the foster families best suited to their needs, Hope for Youth helps create more successful placements and reduce the need for multiple moves
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $145,342 | $0 | $59,717 | $205,059 |
| Executive Dir. Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $182,741 | $0 | $19,292 | $202,033 |
| ASST EXEC. DIRECTOR Listed in Part VII, 35.00 hrs/week | $151,055 | $0 | $27,836 | $178,891 |
| Former Executive Director Listed in Part VII, 35.00 hrs/week | $91,210 | $0 | $37,221 | $128,431 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hope for Youth (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $557K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5208
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Hope for Youth totaling $44 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Hope for Youth's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hope for Youth, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Hope for Youth's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hope for Youth reported that 81.1% of its $16.0 million in expenses went to program services, 17.6% to management and general and 1.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hope for Youth pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hope for Youth reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $205,059, for the role of CFO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hope for Youth get its money?
Of $16.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 33.9% came from contributions and grants (including 30.2% from government grants) and 65.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hope for Youth a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-2199918 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641009349301259 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349308452 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343119349302939 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301159349301555 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349315189 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131349349306318 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-2199918: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.