Youth Focus INC

Tax-deductible

Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 23-7378057Revenue $3.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSyouthfocus.org6220 Thermal Rd, 28211-5630 · Charlotte, NCTax-exempt since May 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing prevention, intervention and residential services for Youth with behavioral health problems and Youth experiencing homelessness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 31 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $425K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $181K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$833K
FY2023$760K
FY2024$982K
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1974.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.3M Management & general 6% · $163K Fundraising 4% · $109K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$87,822Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Chair/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Roethlinger’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Roethlinger$87,822$76,416$78,323$75,518$73,129$19,577

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps homeless and troubled youth with prevention, intervention, and housing.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Act together is an emergency and crisis shelter for male, female, and gender-nonconforming youth ages 11 to 17 who have run away, are experiencing a family crisis, are the victims of abuse or neglect, or are experiencing homelessness for other reasons.

$847Kprogram expense
02

The hearth transitional living program provides supervised housing for male, female and gender non-conforming youth ages 18-21 for up to 18 months. During their stay in the program, all of a youth's living expenses are taken care of so they can focus on accomplishing goals that will ensure success in their future.

$457Kprogram expense
03

Safe haven provides trauma-informed mental health assessment and treatment, case management, peer support services and connection to mainstream benefits for youth experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness. The program provides on site and telehealth clinical support from licensed therapists.

$424Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$163K
Fundraisingcol D$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$637K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$189K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$637K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$637K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$894K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$442K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K$637K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$833K$894K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$397K$442K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$905K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$982K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$131K$8K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$69K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$34K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$225K$203K$12K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$95K$6K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$12K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$31K$11K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$4K$840$5K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$52K$1K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$87K$1K$360
TravelLn 17$17K$15K$877$1K
InterestLn 20$4$4
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$19K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$123K$104K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$377K$361K$9K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$12K$5K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.3M$163K$109K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.1M$2.6M$513K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.4M$108K$982K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.0M−$69K$760K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.9M−$171K$833K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.9M−$116K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$4.4M−$2.8M$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,102,461 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,994,143$2,421,587
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $499,982$630,196
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,495$75,982
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,775−$25,304
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,496,845$3,102,461
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,649,843$1,799,108
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $738,556$790,229
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,388,399$2,589,337
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,446$513,124
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,102,461 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$50,000
VIII-1c Fundraising events$188,735
VIII-1d Related organizations$83,463
VIII-1e Government grants$1,741,286
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$358,103
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,421,587
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $630,196$630,196
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $75,982$75,982
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$25,304−$25,304
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $630,196 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,678$3,102,461
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,589,337 across 18 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,904 · Management $7,792 · Fundraising $6,621$145,317
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,158,314 · Management $68,932 · Fundraising $58,584$1,285,830
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,839 · Management $2,192 · Fundraising $1,954$37,985
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $202,582 · Management $11,945 · Fundraising $10,371$224,898
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,501 · Management $5,651 · Fundraising $4,926$105,078
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,457 · Management $4,638$17,095
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,529$12,529
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,264 · Management $10,785 · Fundraising $3,695$45,744
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,831 · Management $840 · Fundraising $4,875$9,546
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,359 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $4,193$57,564
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $87,491 · Management $1,486 · Fundraising $360$89,337
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,388 · Management $877 · Fundraising $1,217$17,482
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4$4
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,992 · Management $1,227 · Fundraising $1,094$21,313
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $103,716 · Management $19,010$122,726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $360,641 · Management $8,778 · Fundraising $7,799$377,218
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,780 · Management $5,006 · Fundraising $2,885$19,671
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,318,063 · Management $162,700 · Fundraising $108,574$2,589,337
Part X · Balance sheet $2,518,710 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,761$636,892
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $147,076$279,257
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $293,706$250,874
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,259$16,359
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $396,645$441,654
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $833,221$893,674
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,886,668$2,518,710
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $323,658$448,539
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $904,836$1,026,321
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $981,832$1,492,389
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $981,832$1,492,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,886,668$2,518,710
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,492,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,102,461
XI-2 Total expenses$2,589,337
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$513,124
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$981,832
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,567
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,492,389

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