Putnam County Youth Development Commission Incorporated

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $65
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$402
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$211K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$169K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$230K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$211K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$216K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$163K
FY2025$211K
Expenses
$169K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$169K
Net assets
$230K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$230K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $164K Management & general 3% · $5K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Briones’s $2K as Secretary is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Putnam County Youth Development Commission Incorporated is a youth development nonprofit based in Greencastle, IN, formed in 1996.

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2 programs · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Casa (court appointed special advocate) casa volunteers are court appointed special advocates (trained community volunteers) appointed by a judge to speak up for abused and neglected children involved in the court system.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Teen court serves as a diversionary program to non-violent first time offenders, ages 8-14. Teens are trained to act as court bailiffs, clerks, defense and prosecuting attorneys. Successful completion of the program leaves the respondent without a juvenile record on file.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$65

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$169K
Ln 25
Programscol B$164K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$230K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$402
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$171K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$228K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$402
Net assetsLn 32$230K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$228K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41$402
Net assetsLn 32$187K$230K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$127K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$25$25
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$450$275$175
Advertising and promotionLn 12$485$53$432
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$513
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$498$498
InsuranceLn 23−$4K$4K−$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$5K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$169K$164K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 29, 2026 $211K$169K$43K$230K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2025 $163K$182K−$20K$187K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $215K$195K$20K$206K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $258K$191K$67K$187K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 18, 2022 $216K$168K$47K$120K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2021 $196K$194K$2K$72K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $211,250 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,116$206,401
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,744$4,849
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $162,860$211,250
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 $151,771$143,515
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,676$25,139
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $182,447$168,654
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,587$42,596
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $211,250 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $206,401$206,401
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,849$4,849
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $211,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,250
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $168,654 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $126,794$126,794
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,721$16,721
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25$25
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,063 · Management $1,455$2,518
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $275 · Management $175$450
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $53 · Management $432$485
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,068 · Management $513$3,581
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,142 · Management $1,649$7,791
IX-17 TravelPrograms $498$498
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,912 · Management −$8,346−$4,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,133 · Management $9,092$14,225
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,659 · Management $4,995 · Fundraising $0$168,654
Part X · Balance sheet $229,925 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,465$57,084
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $166,503$171,295
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,546
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,968$229,925
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21$402
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41$402
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $186,927$229,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,968$229,925
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $229,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,250
XI-2 Total expenses$168,654
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,596
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$186,927
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$229,523

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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