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Cedars Youth Services
Cedars Youth Services reported $18.1 million in revenue and $17.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.79 went to program services, $14.21 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: 68.9% of the total. Government grants made up 14.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $760,976 (PRESIDENT &). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% 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 $18MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 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 $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.8% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.2% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 31.1% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 14.6% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 68.9% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $760,976 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.27% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.8 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 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 expenseEmergency services for kids for children and youth unable to live at home due to neglect, abuse, homelessness, runaway, or other family crises, cedars provides an individualized array of emergency and supportive housing to protect their safety, promote their healthy growth and development and facilitate their successful transition to permanency. Services are provided through the following programs: foster care, youth emergency shelter, street outreach, and bridges transitional living. Foster care staff work closely with kids, biological parents, and foster families to build and maintain…
Family preservation focusing on maintaining positive family and community connections, these prevention and early intervention services are provided to assist families in remaining intact and to reunify those currently living apart. Focus is placed on parenting skill building, appropriate child and youth development, and resource networking. Cedars also provides children with early and ongoing developmental opportunities. Extra efforts are made to accommodate low-income families receiving state childcare subsidies and offers scholarships to assist financial need. Services are provided through…
Youth intervention services for youth who are at risk for or who have committed law violations, cedars provides positive youth development programs to prevent subsequent law violations and prepare them for successful community living. Programs include community youth coaching, reception center, and electronic monitoring. Youth and their families enrolled in these services receive support in the areas of education, employment, recreation, basic living skills, crisis intervention and healthy relationships. Community youth coaching is a youth-guided, family-driven detention alternative that…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $724,296 | $0 | $36,680 | $760,976 |
| TREASURER AN Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,234 | $0 | $32,022 | $197,256 |
| VICE PRESIDE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,397 | $0 | $22,435 | $164,832 |
| VICE PRESIDE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,016 | $0 | $8,586 | $161,602 |
| VICE PRESIDE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,183 | $0 | $0 | $114,183 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cedars Youth Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $422K (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–1b21 · 21 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 5305
- Volunteers Part I, line 6350
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Cedars Youth Services totaling $85,508 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 Cedars Youth Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cedars Youth Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Cedars Youth Services spent in FY2025, $85.79 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cedars Youth Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Cedars Youth Services reported that 85.8% of its $17.8 million in expenses went to program services, 14.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cedars Youth Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cedars Youth Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $760,976, for the role of PRESIDENT & (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cedars Youth Services get its money?
Of $18.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 31.1% came from contributions and grants (including 14.6% from government grants) and 68.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cedars Youth Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-0551975 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 202631319349305338 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423619349300602 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349309232 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202233199349309508 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123199349305732 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013219349321276 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-0551975: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.