Youth Services System INC

Tax-deductible

Wheeling, WV501(c)(3)Since 1974Human ServicesEIN 55-0583675Revenue $13.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSyouthservicessystem.org87 15th St, 26003-3548 · Wheeling, WVTax-exempt since Feb 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide social Services, education, training, engaging and monitoring to disturbed and abused adolescents.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 265 volunteers and 332 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 $1.0M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.7M
+0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$13.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$9.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.7M
FY2025+0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$14.0M
FY2022$14.1M
FY2023$15.5M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$13.7M
Expenses
$13.9M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.1M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$13.6M
FY2025$13.9M
Net assets
$9.9M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$9.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1981.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $11.4M Management & general 18% · $2.5M Fundraising 0% · $27K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Eckman’s $132K as Former CFO is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily Eckman$132,226$123,953$110,869$71,965—
Jill Eddy$121,156$96,320$86,925——
John Moses—$105,677$100,175$100,175$97,903
Molly Williams————$95,756
Tammy Kruse—$94,898$78,075$54,114—
Julie Cunningham————$85,890
Melissa Mackrella——$63,437$53,700—
Jason Melegari————$15,770

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

Offers social services, education, and training to help troubled and abused teens.

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3 programs · $11.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential Services

Provide shelter, food, clothing, medical care, counseling and assessments for juveniles in emergency shelters, detention programs, and young adults in transitional living programs. Clients served: 428

$6.9Mprogram expense
02

Community-Based Services

Support services to juveniles and young adults in transitional living, supported community living, prevention, job skills and DEVELOPMENT/ placement, supervised VISITATION/ transportation and family support, school based prevention and mental health program, life skills instruction, BEFORE/AFTER care, mentoring services, wrap around…

$3.2Mprogram expense
03

Client Services

Provide psychological and behavioral health services, treatment, and education for juveniles. Clients served: 206

$1.2Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$891K
Money outPt IX
$13.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.4M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$891K
Other incomeLn 4–11$235K
Gains on assetsLn 7$764K
Total revenueLn 12$13.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.1M
Other assetsLn 15$261K
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5332
VolunteersI 6265
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.1M$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M$14.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$10.1M$9.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$105K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.2M$6.0M$1.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.4M$334K
Payroll taxesLn 10$641K$539K$101K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$35K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$109K$105K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$680K$543K$137K
TravelLn 17$150K$146K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$32K$21K
InterestLn 20$199K$89K$111K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$569K$452K$117K
InsuranceLn 23$216K$201K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$1.7M$352K
All other expensesLn 24e$127K$61K$39K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.9M$11.4M$2.5M$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.7M$13.9M−$221K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.7M$13.6M$68K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.5M$12.9M$2.6M$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.1M$13.2M$902K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.0M$11.6M$2.4M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.4M$11.1M$284K$4.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,694,452 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,376,232$5,055,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,686,012$7,512,558
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $388,560$891,311
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $211,630$234,796
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,662,434$13,694,452
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 $9,029,402$9,673,655
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,564,971$4,241,850
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,594,373$13,915,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,061−$221,053
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $13,694,452 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$37,000
VIII-1e Government grants$4,617,299
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$401,488
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$70,530
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,055,787
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,512,558$7,512,558
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $127,163$127,163
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $105,009$105,009
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $764,148$764,148
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $48,523$48,523
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $81,264$81,264
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,357,970 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $280,695$13,694,452
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,915,505 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,379 · Management $22,745$128,124
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,962,848 · Management $1,248,519$7,211,367
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,359,371 · Management $334,275$1,693,646
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $539,151 · Management $101,367$640,518
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,639$10,639
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35,400 · Management $1,250$36,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,476$9,476
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $104,671 · Management $4,754$109,425
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $542,920 · Management $137,138$680,058
IX-17 TravelPrograms $145,536 · Management $4,219$149,755
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,224 · Management $20,596$52,820
IX-20 InterestPrograms $88,778 · Management $110,701$199,479
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $451,773 · Management $117,283$569,056
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $200,853 · Management $14,904$215,757
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,730,122 · Management $351,683$2,081,805
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,610 · Management $39,065 · Fundraising $27,255$126,930
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,369,112 · Management $2,519,138 · Fundraising $27,255$13,915,505
Part X · Balance sheet $14,309,459 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,082,004$2,183,062
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,262,900$1,323,139
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,827,786$1,663,196
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $95,457$98,454
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,123,225$6,065,537
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,343,153$2,714,905
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $245,355$261,166
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,979,880$14,309,459
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $930,620$817,160
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,109,173$803,392
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $394,394$429,580
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,899,469$4,431,907
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,959,317$8,439,528
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,121,094$1,438,024
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,080,411$9,877,552
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,979,880$14,309,459
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,877,552 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,694,452
XI-2 Total expenses$13,915,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$221,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,080,411
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,194
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,877,552

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