Youth Opportunity Center
Youth Opportunity Center reported $20.0 million in revenue and $18.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $69.44 went to program services, $30.56 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: 94.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $168,214 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 18% 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 $19MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 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 $20M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$1.34 $270K
- Government grants$4.49 $906K
- Program service revenue$94.17 $19M
Investment income was negative: −$98,305. The bar shows the positive sources only.
Other revenue was negative: −$1,056. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 69.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 30.6% | 11.1% |
| 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 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 5.9% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.5% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.6% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $168,214 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.90% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.7 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 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 expenseThe Youth Opportunity Center is a nationally accredited,residential youth-care organization that meets the highest standards and best practices within the social services field. The yoc combines comprehensive services, a professionally-trained staff and revolutionary facilities to meet the individual needs of our youth, families, and communities. Our distinctiveness comes from the ability we have to service youth in a diversity of programs across the continuum. Under our umbrella, there is an internal connectedness of services to provide children and adolescents with the care and guidance…
The tasc unit is a unique residential treatment program devoted to helping adolescents who are dealing with severe psychiatric symptoms that require a secure treatment program. Youth within the tasc unit may have a history of multiple failed placements due to acute psychiatric symptoms such as bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, borderline personality traits or severe depression. Youth who are placed in the tasc unit are typically not manageable or safe in a less-restrictive residential program or within the community. Residents placed in the tasc unit are assigned to individual bedrooms…
Tru harbor is a private secure residential treatment program devoted to providing comprehensive treatment and services to commercially sexually exploited children (csec) and sex trafficking survivors. Commercial sexual exploitation (cse) is defined as the exchange of sex or sexually explicit acts for anything of value (ie food, shelter, clothes, etc). Youth who have experienced cse may have been exploited by pimps, gangs, family members, or older peers. These youth have specific and unique treatment and safety needs due to the complexity of their trauma. The program offers a safe environment…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,000 | $0 | $28,214 | $168,214 |
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,358 | $0 | $14,254 | $132,612 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,757 | $0 | $13,952 | $126,709 |
| SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,000 | $0 | $0 | $108,000 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Youth Opportunity Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $444K (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–1b12 · 11 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 4Yes
- 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 5440
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Youth Opportunity Center totaling $448K 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 Youth Opportunity Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Youth Opportunity Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Youth Opportunity Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Youth Opportunity Center reported that 69.4% of its $18.7 million in expenses went to program services, 30.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Youth Opportunity Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Youth Opportunity Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $168,214, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Youth Opportunity Center get its money?
Of $20.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 5.9% came from contributions and grants (including 4.5% from government grants) and 94.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Youth Opportunity Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 35-1805697 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 202610409349301531 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521349349309412 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401299349304115 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330269349301703 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210399349300231 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130719349301333 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 35-1805697: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.