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Options for Youth - Duarte

Pasadena, CA · EIN 81-1307231 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Options for Youth - Duarte reported $82.0 million in revenue and $82.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.51 went to program services, $13.49 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 100.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $208,696 (PRINCIPAL). 72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 497% 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 $82M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 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 $82M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.5%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.5%13.4%
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$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
100.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$208,696$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.25%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
728
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.413.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 3100.0%

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
$71M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

The organization is a charter school of the duarte city unified school district for students that desire a non-traditional learning environment. In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the organization served 3,369 students in grades 7 through 12

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
PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$171,166$0$37,530$208,696
PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$169,511$0$36,385$205,896
LEAD TEACHER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$158,294$0$40,342$198,636
PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$151,901$0$42,314$194,215
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$152,085$0$35,980$188,065
SUPERINTENDENT
Officer, 4.00 hrs/week
$26,527$0$0$26,527

72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Options for Youth - Duarte (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $63,106 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$25M$50M$75M$100MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$82M$82M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$82M$82M86.5%$3.0M$208,696
FY2024 ⓘ$76M$72M88.4%$3.4M$200,440
FY2023 ⓘ$51M$55M88.3%−$299K$147,028
FY2022 ⓘ$18M$18M89.4%−$778K$128,557
FY2021 ⓘ$14M$14M90.7%−$343K$144,300
FY2020 ⓘ$14M$14M90.0%−$435K—

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–1b3 · 3 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 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 5592
  • Volunteers Part I, line 63

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SKYROCKET INC
Educational support
$7,246,380
9 DOT EDUCATION SOLUTIONS LLC
Business services
$5,622,151
PROPEL A CHARTER MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
Management & enrollment services
$5,292,074
PARTNERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION INC
Sped services
$2,555,677
PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION INC
Educational support
$1,458,588

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 50 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Options for Youth - Duarte totaling $16 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Options for Youth - Duarte's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Options for Youth - Duarte reported that 86.5% of its $82.5 million in expenses went to program services, 13.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Options for Youth - Duarte pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Options for Youth - Duarte reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $208,696, for the role of PRINCIPAL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Options for Youth - Duarte get its money?

Of $82.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 100.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Options for Youth - Duarte a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-1307231 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), 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 202641199349300619 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511199349302866 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431289349303623 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311239349301631 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349310215 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131799349301063 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-1307231: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.