Youth Services System
Youth Services System reported $13.7 million in revenue and $13.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.70 went to program services, $18.10 to management and general costs and $0.20 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 54.9% of the total. Government grants made up 33.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $128,124 (CEO). Revenue rose 20% 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 $14MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.7% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 36.9% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 33.7% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 54.9% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $128,124 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.92% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expenseResidential services: provide shelter, food, clothing, medical care, counseling and assessments for juveniles in emergency shelters, detention programs, and young adults in transitional living programs. Clients served: 428
Client services: provide psychological and behavioral health services, treatment, and education for juveniles. Clients served: 206
Community-based services: support services to juveniles and young adults in transitional living, supported community living, prevention, job skills and development/ placement, supervised visitation/ transportation and family support, school based prevention and mental health program, life skills instruction, before/after care, mentoring services, wrap around services, parenting instruction and regional Youth Services center. Clients served: 2,922recovery homes: lazarus house, mary & martha house and mark's house
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Youth Services System (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $128K (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–1b13 · 13 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 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 5285
- Volunteers Part I, line 6211
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Youth Services System totaling $264K 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 Services System'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 Services System, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Youth Services System's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Youth Services System reported that 81.7% of its $13.9 million in expenses went to program services, 18.1% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Youth Services System pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Youth Services System reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $128,124, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Youth Services System get its money?
Of $13.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 36.9% came from contributions and grants (including 33.7% from government grants) and 54.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Youth Services System a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 55-0583675 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 202600269349301755 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510429349300921 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430819349300123 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320539349300642 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231359349301223 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110699349300206 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 55-0583675: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.