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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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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FY2023 · 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 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
$1.1M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2023▲ +11%
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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
$6.6M
FY2023▲ +100%
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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
$6.1M
FY2023▲ +0.7%
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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

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $5.5M Management & general 10% · $689K Fundraising 7% · $439K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder and Executive Director
$254,992Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Prog,pol & People
$189,980Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Partnerships
$170,597Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Programs
$164,887Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Communications & Strategy
$163,305Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Policy (end 11/30/2023)
$156,603Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Dvp (start 3/1/2023)
$156,600Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Conf, & Events
$123,347Pt 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

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

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

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1 program · $5.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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We help advocate for, implement, and evaluate proven, scalable, and replicable youth homelessness interventions including - direct cash transfers with services for a housing outcome, direct cash transfers as prevention, , host homes, and rapid re-housing - toincrease housing options for youth and to end youth homelessness.

$5.5Mprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$700K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.5M
Managementcol C$689K
Fundraisingcol D$439K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$370K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$700K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$714K$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$577$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$652K$280K$135K$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$2.0M$49K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$65K$62K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$419K$368K$23K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$213K$180K$14K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$117K$117K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$395K$237K$60K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75K$69K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$17K$11K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$76K$8K$67K$414
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
TravelLn 17$441K$288K$123K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$467K$467K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$577$577
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$451K$428K$17K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$14K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$5.5M$689K$439K

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 Viewing $6.5M$6.6M−$52K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$3.3M$2.6M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $6,537,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,357,698$5,796,316
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $522,550$699,697
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,590$41,688
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,894,838$6,537,701
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $204,997$1,065,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,742,682$3,384,393
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,352,454$2,139,808
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,300,133$6,589,201
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,594,705−$51,500
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $6,537,701 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$369,697
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,426,619
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,796,316
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $699,697$699,697
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,688$41,688
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $699,697 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,688$6,537,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,589,201 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,065,000$1,065,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $279,853 · Management $134,989 · Fundraising $237,429$652,271
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,976,803 · Management $48,527 · Fundraising $10,197$2,035,527
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $61,809 · Management $1,765 · Fundraising $1,345$64,919
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $368,265 · Management $23,208 · Fundraising $27,281$418,754
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $180,378 · Management $13,973 · Fundraising $18,571$212,922
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $117,136$117,136
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $236,921 · Management $60,280 · Fundraising $97,749$394,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $68,788 · Management $5,800$74,588
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,477 · Management $10,616 · Fundraising $10,127$38,220
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,336 · Management $67,178 · Fundraising $414$75,928
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $38,600$38,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $287,838 · Management $123,335 · Fundraising $29,362$440,535
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $467,037$467,037
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $577$577
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $22,166$22,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $428,260 · Management $16,655 · Fundraising $6,487$451,402
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,577 · Management $5,092$18,669
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,460,919 · Management $689,320 · Fundraising $438,962$6,589,201
Part X · Balance sheet $7,129,130 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,162,088$2,517,020
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,020$3,951
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $706,399$1,500,206
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,424,081$1,410,718
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,024$29,942
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $577$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $714,480$1,661,906
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,187$5,387
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,046,856$7,129,130
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,267$1,071,816
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,267$1,071,816
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,984,521$2,143,026
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,032,068$3,914,288
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,016,589$6,057,314
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,046,856$7,129,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,057,314 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,537,701
XI-2 Total expenses$6,589,201
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,016,589
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$92,225
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,057,314

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