Larkin Street Youth Services
Larkin Street Youth Services reported $33.3 million in revenue and $36.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.14 went to program services, $15.63 to management and general costs and $5.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.8% of the total. Government grants made up 67.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $291,281 (CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 7% 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 $37MFor 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 $33MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.6% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.2% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 67.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $291,281 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.79% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 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 expenseHousing services: Last fiscal year, Larkin Street served more than 1,700 homeless and runaway youth, ages 12-24, in San Francisco and the East bay through our direct services. Larkin Street's housing services help youth move from crisis to stability. As the bay area's largest nonprofit housing provider exclusively serving youth experiencing homelessness, Larkin Street offers well over 445 beds of transitional, education and employment services: After we have helped youth resolve supportive, and subsidized housing for two years or more. More than just safe places to sleep, housing programs are…
Education and Employment Services: After we have helped youth resolve immediate crises, our goal is to help them achieve self-sufficiency. Through our Larkin Street Academy, we provide comprehensive education and employment services that prepare young people to pursue post-secondary education and obtain career-track, living-wage employment. Last fiscal year, Larkin Street served more than 450 youth through GED tutoring, college success services, and employment programs ranging from basic job-readiness classes to semester-long learning centers that provide training in specific career tracks
Engagement and Health and Wellness Services: Our engagement services, which include street outreach, two drop-in centers, and two emergency shelters, are the first step in ensuring that youth are safe and that their basic needs are met. Larkin Street also supports youth in making long-term investments in their physical and emotional well-being through our health and wellness services, and RAPID testing for HIV and Hepatitis C. Larkin Street also provides comprehensive behavioral health services, including clinical mental health services, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, substance…
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 | $267,176 | $0 | $24,105 | $291,281 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $213,641 | $0 | $11,016 | $224,657 |
| Chief of Strategy Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $219,773 | $0 | $140 | $219,913 |
| Chief People Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $188,801 | $0 | $21,212 | $210,013 |
| Chief Operations Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $179,764 | $0 | $22,040 | $201,804 |
| Sr. Managing Direct of People Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,831 | $0 | $11,667 | $182,498 |
| Chief of Programs Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $172,753 | $0 | $9,567 | $182,320 |
| Chief Development Officer Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,985 | $0 | $9,533 | $170,518 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Larkin Street Youth Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $906K (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–1b23 · 23 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 5403
- Volunteers Part I, line 630
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| St Anthony Foundation Security | $330,146 |
| Five Keys Charter Scholls and Programs Consulting | $323,966 |
| AB&C Services Janitorial Services | $276,796 |
| Rosebud Consulting Services LLC Consulting | $204,168 |
| Armanino LLP Audit service | $101,955 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
53 private foundations reported grants to Larkin Street Youth Services totaling $2.7M 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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Of every $100 Larkin Street Youth Services spent in FY2025, $79.14 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Larkin Street Youth Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Larkin Street Youth Services reported that 79.1% of its $36.7 million in expenses went to program services, 15.6% to management and general and 5.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Larkin Street Youth Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Larkin Street Youth Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $291,281, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Larkin Street Youth Services get its money?
Of $33.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.8% came from contributions and grants (including 67.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Larkin Street Youth Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2917999 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 202631349349309093 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349312868 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349307088 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349316579 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349308939 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101349349305300 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2917999: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.