Youth First INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 35-2050168)

Parri Black’s $173K as Past Preside is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Parri Black	$173,485	$135,903	$151,738	$143,299	$150,089	$140,865
Laura Keys	$122,697	$114,239	$107,860	—	—	—
Julie Hoon	$112,819	$102,360	$99,570	—	—	—
Wade Lowhorn	$111,928	$101,485	$99,549	$94,267	$92,420	—

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

Programs and updates

Strengthens youth and families with programs promoting mental health, preventing substance misuse, and maximizing student success.

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1 program · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019

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Independent evaluations of youth first's programs and services show participants experience measurable improvements in risk and protective factors associated with substance abuse and related behavioral health concerns that interfere with school and life success.

$4.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025

United Way of Daviess County INCFY2025$16K

West Side Nut Club INCFY2025$12K

Community Foundation of Morgan County INCFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$38K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$21K

Money outPt IX

$5.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.4M

Managementcol C$237K

Fundraisingcol D$513K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M

Total assetsLn 16$3.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$926K

PeoplePt VI, VII

35

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a34

IndependentVI 1b34

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$64K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$190K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$21K

Total revenueLn 12$6.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.2M

SavingsLn 2$1.8M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K

Other assetsLn 15$17K

Total assetsLn 16$3.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$926K

Net assetsLn 32$3.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5200

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.7M	$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$140K	$96K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.5M	$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$303K	$926K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.2M	$3.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$152K	$53K	$38K	$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.5M	$3.0M	$106K	$303K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$117K	$103K	$3K	$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$271K	$233K	$11K	$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$274K	$236K	$11K	$28K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K	$2K	$90	$229
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K	$18K	$816	$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$65K	$56K	$3K	$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$111K	$96K	$4K	$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$74K	$42K		$32K
Office expensesLn 13	$34K	$8K	$24K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$7K	$2K	$4K	$324
OccupancyLn 16	$75K	$62K	$3K	$10K
TravelLn 17	$48K	$41K	$2K	$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$49K	$49K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$35K	$30K	$1K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$49K	$42K	$2K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$247K	$240K	$2K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$43K	$20K	$21K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.1M	$4.4M	$237K	$513K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$9.5M	$10.3M	−$716K	$7.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$10.4M	$8.7M	$1.7M	$8.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$9.1M	$7.8M	$1.3M	$6.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$8.1M	$6.8M	$1.3M	$5.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$6.7M	$5.9M	$775K	$3.8M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$6.0M	$5.1M	$829K	$3.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $5,961,053 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,689,858$4,050,127

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,579,929$1,904,401

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,290$21,334

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$84,319−$14,809

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,201,758$5,961,053

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 $4,016,005$4,271,861

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $794,625$860,178

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,810,630$5,132,039

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $391,128$829,014

Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34

VI-1b Independent voting members34

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 $5,961,053 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$189,854

VIII-1e Government grants$2,086,895

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,773,378

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$63,962

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,050,127

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,904,401$1,904,401

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,334$21,334

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,809−$14,809

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,904,401 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,525$5,961,053

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,132,039 across 19 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,225 · Management $38,019 · Fundraising $60,829$152,073

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,048,231 · Management $106,169 · Fundraising $303,362$3,457,762

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $103,282 · Management $3,388 · Fundraising $9,957$116,627

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $233,044 · Management $10,721 · Fundraising $27,194$270,959

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $236,018 · Management $10,868 · Fundraising $27,554$274,440

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,961 · Management $90 · Fundraising $229$2,280

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,714 · Management $816 · Fundraising $2,068$20,598

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $55,999 · Management $2,579 · Fundraising $6,538$65,116

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $95,591 · Management $4,401 · Fundraising $11,160$111,152

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $42,136 · Fundraising $32,093$74,229

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,339 · Management $24,289 · Fundraising $1,358$33,986

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,991 · Management $4,345 · Fundraising $324$6,660

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,069 · Management $2,858 · Fundraising $10,130$75,057

IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,147 · Management $1,895 · Fundraising $4,804$47,846

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49,099$49,099

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,923 · Management $1,378 · Fundraising $3,493$34,794

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,015 · Management $1,935 · Fundraising $4,905$48,855

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $239,563 · Management $2,183 · Fundraising $5,535$247,281

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,266 · Management $21,090 · Fundraising $1,869$43,225

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,381,613 · Management $237,024 · Fundraising $513,402$5,132,039

Part X · Balance sheet $3,909,330 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $352,045$1,217,283

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,391,804$1,836,521

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $485,265$630,639

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $76,628$112,240

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $139,653$96,090

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,670$16,557

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,457,065$3,909,330

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $293,723$399,456

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,309$526,827

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $303,032$926,283

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,044,096$1,637,826

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,109,937$1,345,221

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,154,033$2,983,047

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,457,065$3,909,330

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,983,047 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$5,961,053

XI-2 Total expenses$5,132,039

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$829,014

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,154,033

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,983,047

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