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Screen a listYouth Guidance
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$44Mrevenue
FY2025 · −25% in 3 yrs759staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−23.6%
Months of reserve0.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.4%
Middle half of peersMedianYouth Guidance
Where the money goes FY2025 · $55M spent
Programs$45M82%Management and general$8.5M15%Fundraising$1.6M3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 16% of revenue stopped after FY2020
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation gave $4.5M in FY2020, 16% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$655k in FY2023, −$6.6M in FY2024 and −$10M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.3 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
40 of 40 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 10% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 65% of revenue in FY2025. $3.0M is traced federal awards from Department of Justice.
990 Part VIII · USAspending189funders
$17Ma year, last 3 years
45%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Blue Meridian Partners IncSince FY2021$500k$4.0M$2.0MThe Edna McConnell Clark FoundationOn and off$4.5MGreenlight Fund IncEvery year since FY2017$100k$113k$175k$299k$611k$597k$305kChicago Cook Workforce PartnershipOn and off$287k$318k$248k$233k$313k$275kGates FoundationStopped after FY2021$600k$500k–Stand Together FoundationStopped after FY2020$1.0M$34k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.6M$382k$1.9M$2.5M$3.4M$25M$4.4M124 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$1.5M$1.4M$740k$2.4M$2.9M$2.7M$3.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped