South Carolina Youth Advocate Program
South Carolina Youth Advocate Program reported $26.6 million in revenue and $22.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.30 went to program services, $24.70 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 87.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $753,944 (CEO). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 0% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.7% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 5.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 87.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $753,944 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.36% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 33.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFoster care services to youth, recruit homes, train foster parents and provide counseling and transportation services leading ultimately to family permanency for youth served. Clients served: therapeutic foster care 661; community-based services 4,809
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $631,738 | $0 | $122,206 | $753,944 |
| CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $278,753 | $0 | $75,546 | $354,299 |
| COO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $290,556 | $0 | $55,390 | $345,946 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $281,607 | $0 | $48,342 | $329,949 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN R Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $172,988 | $0 | $25,553 | $198,541 |
| QUALITY IMPROVEMENT DIRECT Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $185,494 | $0 | $9,071 | $194,565 |
| DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS AND Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $172,555 | $0 | $8,497 | $181,052 |
| DIRECTOR OF BILLING Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $145,124 | $0 | $1,867 | $146,991 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Carolina Youth Advocate Program (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b6 · 6 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 2Yes
- 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 5420
- Volunteers Part I, line 66
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MCGARITY PSYCHIATRY LLC Psychiatry | $202,489 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to South Carolina Youth Advocate Program totaling $236K 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 South Carolina Youth Advocate Program's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for South Carolina Youth Advocate Program, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 South Carolina Youth Advocate Program spent in 2025, $75.30 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of South Carolina Youth Advocate Program's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, South Carolina Youth Advocate Program reported that 75.3% of its $22.5 million in expenses went to program services, 24.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does South Carolina Youth Advocate Program pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation South Carolina Youth Advocate Program reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $753,944, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does South Carolina Youth Advocate Program get its money?
Of $26.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 5.0% came from contributions and grants (including 4.0% from government grants) and 87.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is South Carolina Youth Advocate Program a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 34-1652048 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641899349301519 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511919349301411 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442009349300824 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313179349307721 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212279349300531 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112249349300221 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011969349302626 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 34-1652048: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.