Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.
Jill Pfeiffer’s $107K as Exec Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloria Reyes | — | — | $64,320 | $113,643 | $21,068 |
| Jill Pfeiffer | $107,443 | $84,235 | — | — | — |
| Casey Behrend | — | — | — | — | $95,390 |
| Jay Kiefer | — | — | $86,682 | — | — |
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.
See Briarpatch Youth Services INC executive salaries →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
Strengthens youth, families, and communities through dedicated services.
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Briarpatch Runaway and Homeless Youth Program
Briarpatch staff provide runaway and homeless youth and their families with a wide range of assistance including: individual, group, and family counseling; advocacy and support; basic needs assistance; a 24 hour help-line; and temporary shelter for youth.
Intensive Supervision Program
Provides court-involved youth the opportunity to remain in their community instead of being placed outside their home and away from their family. Youth receive counseling and mentoring and their parents also receive support from program staff.
Youth Restitution Program
This program provides court-involved youth with support and assistance in completing their court-ordered community service hours and restitution payments. Program staff develops and supervises community service opportunities for youth and also helps youth develop a plan for making restitution payments.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 3 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $74K | $68K | $62K | $69K | $58K |
| Given inLn 1b | $250 | ||||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $809 | $707 | $705 | $741 | $717 |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.0M | $3.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $29K | $33K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.0M | $2.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.6M | $6.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $255K | $258K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $5.4M | $5.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $142K | $106K | $35K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.3M | $2.0M | $267K | $67K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $59K | $46K | $9K | $4K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $228K | $179K | $33K | $15K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $187K | $161K | $20K | $5K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $19K | $19K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $126K | $84K | $33K | $9K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $88K | $69K | $14K | $5K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $43K | $39K | $3K | $556 |
| TravelLn 17 | $13K | $13K | $502 | $148 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $10K | $8K | $1K | $191 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $94K | $83K | $8K | $2K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $60K | $58K | $2K | $494 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $299K | $279K | $4K | $16K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $33K | $30K | $1K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.8M | $3.2M | $452K | $127K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 7, 2025 | $4.2M | $3.8M | $428K | $5.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2024 | $3.5M | $3.1M | $355K | $5.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 | $3.5M | $2.9M | $593K | $5.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $3.0M | $2.7M | $261K | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2021 | $3.2M | $3.1M | $138K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,178,610 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,178,610 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,751,096 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $6,051,927 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,794,117 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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