Youth Dynamics INC

Billings, MTUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-0457323Revenue $4.4M in FY2024Latest return filed Feb 24, 2026

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Youth Dynamics provides strength-based, client-centered, supportive mental health services to children and families.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-0457323) · Dispute this line
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$144K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $382K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.4M
-73% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2024▼ -73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.0M
FY2021$23.3M
FY2022$20.4M
FY2023$17.1M
FY2024$16.6M
FY2024$4.4M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2024▼ -73%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.5M
FY2021$18.9M
FY2022$19.3M
FY2023$19.4M
FY2024$17.4M
FY2024$4.6M
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24.8M
FY2021$30.5M
FY2022$29.2M
FY2023$27.8M
FY2024$27.4M
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $4.0M Management & general 14% · $635K Fundraising 0% · $8K

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; $144K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$144,081Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dennis Sulser$144,081$150,010$150,010$150,010$149,683$114,240

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

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3 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Clinical Services

Central regionyouth case management - work with families to advocate on their behalf to gain access to services they need. A case manager is an advocate to guide parents or guardians in maneuvering through the mental health system and community helping them access the most appropriate support for their child and FAMILY.FAMILY support…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-0457323) · Dispute this line
$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Residential Services

Therapeutic shelter AND/OR group homes- youth dynamcis has shelter AND/OR group home care in four montana communities (billings, boulder, great falls, and helena) and provides a variety of services through these homes for troubled youth. The group homes provide 24-HOUR awake supervision, treatment, advocacy, and family style care.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-0457323) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Community Clinical Services

Western regionyouth case management - work with families to advocate on their behalf to gain access to services they need. A case manager is an advocate to guide parents or guardians in maneuvering through the mental health system and community helping them access the most appropriate support for their child and FAMILY.FAMILY support…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-0457323) · Dispute this line
$684Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$28K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $65K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$64,920

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$767K
Investment incomeLn 3$236K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$635K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$236K
Other incomeLn 4–11$767K
Gains on assetsLn 7$695K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5948
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.1M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.7M$0
Total assetsLn 16$28.9M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$0
Net assetsLn 32$27.4M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$73K$36K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.3M$342K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$28K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$284K$221K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$536K$488K$48K
Management feesLn 11a$46K$28K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$825$3K
Office expensesLn 13$192K$152K$40K
OccupancyLn 16$201K$195K$6K
TravelLn 17$56K$47K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$140K$140K
InsuranceLn 23$130K$130K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$170K$150K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$27K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.0M$635K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2025 $16.6M$17.4M−$822K$27.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $17.1M$19.4M−$2.3M$27.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $20.4M$19.3M$1.1M$29.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022 $23.3M$18.9M$4.4M$30.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $18.0M$18.5M−$466K$24.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $4,426,557 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $912,141$36,592
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,260,000$3,387,535
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $955,929$930,524
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $444,871$71,906
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,572,941$4,426,557
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $64,920$3,997
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,536,892$3,600,994
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $48,000$8,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,744,724$1,007,655
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,394,536$4,620,646
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$821,595−$194,089
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $4,426,557 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $132,809 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,592
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$36,592
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,254,726$3,254,726
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $235,608$235,608
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $665,995 · Excluded from tax $28,921$694,916
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $71,906$71,906
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,125,436 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $264,529$4,426,557
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,620,646 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,997$3,997
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $36,275 · Management $36,274$72,549
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,329,761 · Management $341,721$2,671,482
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,855 · Management $8,899$36,754
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $220,883 · Management $62,923$283,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $487,951 · Management $48,452$536,403
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $28,187 · Management $17,369$45,556
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,586$20,586
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,000$8,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,747$14,747
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $825 · Management $3,494$4,319
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $152,253 · Management $40,147$192,400
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $194,715 · Management $6,111$200,826
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,141 · Management $8,613$55,754
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $140,252$140,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $130,000$130,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,323 · Management $19,752$170,075
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,061 · Management $6,079$33,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,977,479 · Management $635,167 · Fundraising $8,000$4,620,646
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $792,872$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,276,808$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $556,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,093,919$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $283,152$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,679,412$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,093,359$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $119,192$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,894,714$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,065,639$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $457,521$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,523,160$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,900,942$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,470,612$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,371,554$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,894,714$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,426,557
XI-2 Total expenses$4,620,646
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$194,089
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,371,554
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$343,297
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$27,520,762
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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