To prevent Youth homelessness, including lgbtq Youth, to aid homeless Youth through tested methods of intervention, and to support organizations serving homeless Youth, Point Source Youth provides assistance with access to funding, evaluation of programs and technical expertise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$475K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$475K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$7.6M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2021▲ +45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$7.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.6M Management & general 14% · $311K Fundraising 10% · $211K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $475K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder and Executive Director
$206,640Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$137,238Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Communications & Strategy
$130,728Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lawrence Cohen’s $280K as Co-Founder and Exec. Dir. is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lawrence Cohen$280,044$280,044$254,992$218,143—$172,500
Lawerence Cohen————$206,640—
Leoncio Garcia—$47,743$189,980$113,653——
Lauren Wilkie$178,120$176,505$170,597———
Anjala Huff$172,026$167,788————
Brittany Garner—$170,095$164,887$126,967——
Pilar Barreyro McDermott—$169,493$163,305$137,980$130,728—
Kenyon Farrow——$156,603———

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

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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

Advocates for and implements proven interventions like direct cash transfers and host homes to end youth homelessness.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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We help advocate for, implement, and evaluate proven, scalable, and replicable youth homelessness interventions including - family & kinship strengthening, short-term host homes, and rapid re-housing - to increase housing options for youth and to end youth homelessness.

$1.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $1.9M · 2021–2025
The Amaad InstituteCA · FY2025$480,000
Thread INCMD · FY2025$77,500
Time Out Youth INCNC · FY2025$25,000
True Colors United INCNY · FY2024$15,000
Youth Collaboratory INCPA · FY2024$15,000
Henry Street SettlementNY · FY2023$222,500
Youth on Their OwnAZ · FY2023$155,000
Lifeworks AustinTX · FY2023$155,000
Aya Youth CollectiveMI · FY2023$155,000
Bagly INCMA · FY2022$40,000
Lost-N-Found Youth INCGA · FY2022$18,333
Avenues for YouthMN · FY2022$18,333
Aya Youth CollectiveMI · FY2022$18,333
Northwest Compass INCIL · FY2022$18,333
Sisu Youth INCOK · FY2022$18,333
Safe Place for Youth INCCA · FY2022$18,333
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$311K
Fundraisingcol D$211K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$208K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$455K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$155K$455K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$227K$160K$33K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$806K$656K$31K$119K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$9K$714$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$99K$79K$5K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$61K$5K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$83K$43$83K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$157K$124K$14K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$94K$94K$150
Office expensesLn 13$30K$12K$14K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$34K$4K$29K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$11K$7K$3K$766
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$299K$298K$130
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$989$989
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$99K$73K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.6M$311K$211K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.6M$3.6M$3.9M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$5.7M−$2.3M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$6.6M−$52K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$3.3M$2.6M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.2M$2.2M$1.1M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$1.7M$943K$2.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,235,628 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,634,922$3,015,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$213,619
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,640$6,895
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,636,562$3,235,628
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,469$40,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,049,775$1,222,344
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $641,986$904,558
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,693,230$2,166,902
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $943,332$1,068,726
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $3,235,628 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$207,548
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,807,566
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,015,114
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $213,619$213,619
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,895$6,895
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $213,619 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,895$3,235,628
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,166,902 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $160,339 · Management $33,002 · Fundraising $34,096$227,437
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $656,004 · Management $30,940 · Fundraising $119,358$806,302
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,221 · Management $714 · Fundraising $1,731$11,666
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,144 · Management $5,330 · Fundraising $14,709$99,183
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,460 · Management $4,754 · Fundraising $11,542$77,756
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43 · Management $83,386$83,429
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $124,108 · Management $14,150 · Fundraising $19,021$157,279
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $93,877 · Management $150$94,027
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,223 · Management $14,498 · Fundraising $3,746$30,467
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,647 · Management $29,024 · Fundraising $1,300$33,971
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,991$3,991
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,829 · Management $3,265 · Fundraising $766$10,860
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $298,443 · Management $130$298,573
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $989$989
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,777$12,777
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,611 · Management $72,626 · Fundraising $4,818$176,055
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,140$2,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,644,938 · Management $310,877 · Fundraising $211,087$2,166,902
Part X · Balance sheet $3,531,932 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,458,701$1,451,295
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,858$100,202
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$416,467
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $686,396$1,097,165
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,029$10,050
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,554$1,565
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $154,872$455,188
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,428,701$3,531,932
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,832$19,446
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,832$19,446
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,251,342$1,531,218
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,175,527$1,981,268
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,426,869$3,512,486
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,428,701$3,531,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,512,486 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,235,628
XI-2 Total expenses$2,166,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,068,726
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,426,869
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,891
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,512,486

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