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Woodward Youth Corporation

Also known as Woodward Academy Forest Ridge Youth Services and Woodward Community Based

Woodward, IA · EIN 42-1459832 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Woodward Youth Corporation reported $27.8 million in revenue and $27.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.24 went to program services, $11.76 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: 92.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,450 (PRESIDENT). Revenue fell 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 $27M

For 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 $28M

Investment income was negative: −$77,310. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.2%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.8%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
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
4.8%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
4.8%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
92.8%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$3,450$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.01%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
06
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.76.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 8100.0%

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
$24M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $27M

The organization provides residential treatment services consisting of education, training, and behavioral rehabilitation. Each of these tracks employ a behavioral change program utilizing a positive peer pressure approach, academic, vocational, and physical education, and life skills training aimed at teaching youths how to lead positive and productive lives. The average length of stay in the residential program is six to twelve months

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
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$3,450$0$0$3,450
VICE PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$1,000$0$0$1,000
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$450$0$0$450
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$450$0$0$450
NON-VOTING MEMBER
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$450$0$0$450
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$400$0$0$400
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$400$0$0$400
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$400$0$0$400

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Woodward Youth Corporation (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$28M$27M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$28M$27M88.2%$3.8M$3,450
FY2024 ⓘ$27M$26M88.2%$3.4M$4,000
FY2023 ⓘ$25M$25M86.4%$3.1M$4,050
FY2022 ⓘ$25M$25M86.5%$3.1M$4,050
FY2021 ⓘ$29M$29M82.3%$3.0M$4,850
FY2020 ⓘ$33M$33M80.7%$3.0M$4,050

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–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 15aNo
  • 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 50

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
VIVANT BEHAVORIAL HEALTHCARE LLC
Run treatment program
$25,302,654

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Woodward Youth Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Woodward Youth Corporation reported that 88.2% of its $27.5 million in expenses went to program services, 11.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Woodward Youth Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Woodward Youth Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $3,450, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Woodward Youth Corporation get its money?

Of $27.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.8% came from contributions and grants (including 4.8% from government grants) and 92.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Woodward Youth Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-1459832 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 202620279349301147 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521069349300907 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400579349301105 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320899349301312 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220959349301102 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131309349302678 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-1459832: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.