Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1995.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 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
10 people listed on the 990; $348K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Andrew Ruege’s $197K as Psychiatrist is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ruege | $197,187 | $172,572 | $167,007 | — | — | — |
| George Siler | — | — | — | — | — | $160,515 |
| Beth Parsons | $138,939 | $129,264 | $118,218 | $108,973 | $104,401 | $88,201 |
| Andres Martinez | — | — | — | — | $119,353 | $97,312 |
| Kathleen Shenk | $111,411 | $107,448 | $101,689 | — | — | — |
| Sarah Feingold | $107,651 | $103,779 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan White | $105,561 | $100,805 | $95,445 | $96,434 | $9,228 | — |
| Brooke Chambers | $104,995 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 Youth for Change 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
Helps people live happy, healthy, and safe lives through services promoting dignity and well-being.
Questions for Youth for Change
Your first name shows with your question. Youth for Change answers here, for everyone.
Medical Support Services Program provides medication support services for youth in Butte County and surrounding Counties. Medication support services includes the prescribing and monitoring of psychiatric medications or biologicals necessary to alleviate the symptom of mental illness.
The Wraparound program (Senate Bill 163) is based on the family and the community working together. The focus is on the individual needs of one child, one family, and one plan. Wraparound builds on the strengths of each individual within the family and the goal is to create a unified family plan for the future.
The Wrap Adoptions program is made available to families with adoptive children in Northern California. The focus is on the individual needs of one child, one family, and one plan. Wrap Adoptions builds on the strengths of each individual within the family and the goal is to create a unified family plan for the future.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $8.4M | $8.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.2M | $4.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $14.0M | $15.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.6M | $3.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $11.3M | $12.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $1.7M | $1.7M | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $502K | $440K | $62K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $6.9M | $6.1M | $767K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $282K | $237K | $45K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.0M | $863K | $162K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $732K | $655K | $77K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $388 | $388 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $46K | $16K | $30K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $525K | $500K | $25K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3K | $412 | $2K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $281K | $226K | $54K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $435K | $89K | $346K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $642K | $593K | $49K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $276K | $249K | $27K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $16K | $10K | $7K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $11K | $6K | $5K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $388K | $308K | $80K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $112K | $54K | $59K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $153K | $97K | $55K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $23K | $16K | $7K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $14.1M | $12.2M | $1.9M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 6, 2026 | $23.0M | $18.0M | $5.0M | $28.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 23, 2025 | $19.1M | $16.1M | $3.0M | $23.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $17.8M | $14.9M | $2.9M | $20.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 | $16.6M | $13.9M | $2.7M | $17.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 | $15.9M | $13.9M | $2.0M | $14.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 5, 2021 | $15.0M | $14.1M | $932K | $12.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $14,983,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,983,172 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,051,114 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $15,938,509 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,281,890 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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