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Options for Youth - San Juan

Pasadena, CA · EIN 26-0564837 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Options for Youth - San Juan reported $17.3 million in revenue and $17.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.55 went to program services, $10.45 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 100.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $196,986 (PRINCIPAL). 19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% 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 $17M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.5%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.5%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
100.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$196,986$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.14%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
198
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.113.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
2 of 2100.0%

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 expense
$15M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

The organization is a charter school of the San Juan unified school district. The charter school provides independent study programs for individuals not attending traditional school. In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the organization served 720 students in grades 7 through 12

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$164,965$0$32,021$196,986
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$148,741$0$24,458$173,199
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$141,914$0$29,779$171,693
LEAD TEACHER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$129,257$0$31,720$160,977
TEACHER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$131,782$0$13,378$145,160
SUPERINTENDENT
Officer, 4.00 hrs/week
$6,431$0$0$6,431

19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Options for Youth - San Juan (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $15,299 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$17M89.5%$8.8M$196,986
FY2024 ⓘ$16M$15M88.8%$8.8M$178,438
FY2023 ⓘ$14M$14M89.3%$8.0M$148,185
FY2022 ⓘ$13M$12M89.6%$7.6M$146,826
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$13M90.2%$6.5M$151,348
FY2020 ⓘ$15M$13M89.7%$4.8M$133,910

Governance 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–1b2 · 2 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 15aNo
  • 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 5134
  • Volunteers Part I, line 65

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SKYROCKET INC
Educational services
$2,233,617
PROPEL A CHARTER MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
Management services
$1,165,997
9 DOT EDUCATION SOLUTIONS LLC
Business services
$1,124,345
PREP FOR SUCCESS LLC
Sped services
$711,834
PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION INC
Educational services
$489,407

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Options for Youth - San Juan's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Options for Youth - San Juan, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Options for Youth - San Juan's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Options for Youth - San Juan reported that 89.5% of its $17.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Options for Youth - San Juan pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Options for Youth - San Juan reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $196,986, for the role of PRINCIPAL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Options for Youth - San Juan get its money?

Of $17.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 100.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Options for Youth - San Juan a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 26-0564837 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202621249349301227 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511209349302156 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401279349303375 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301239349300135 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231269349302818 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141329349302209 · read the filing

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