Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1970.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 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
12 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.
Derek Harris’s $175K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 32nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Harris | $175,308 | $163,144 | $153,052 | $148,205 | $142,047 | $135,466 |
| Alicia Ferris | — | — | — | — | $112,194 | $107,003 |
| Nicole Bisping | — | — | — | — | $110,744 | — |
| Quontica Conley | — | — | — | — | $109,740 | — |
| Athena Grijalva | — | — | — | — | $101,639 | — |
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 Community Youth Services 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
Provides individualized services and advocacy to help at-risk youth and families achieve safety, stability, belonging, and success.
Questions for Community Youth Services
Your first name shows with your question. Community Youth Services answers here, for everyone.
Behavioral health provides intensive, home, school and community based services to young adults, adolescents and their families who experience challenges in multiple areas of their lives, such as: family conflicts, school, juvenile justice, mental health, anti-social behavior, child welfare.
Crisis residential centers are co-educational shelters for youth from age 12 to 17 who are exiting systems of care AND/OR experiencing homelessness. The program focuses on re-unification whenever possible, or finds suitable, alternative placements when returning home is not an option.
High risk youth programs provides direct support, immediate crisis intervention,and appropriate referrals to street affected, runaway, gang involved and other at-risk youth who are exiting institutions, homeless, vulnerable, or in imminent crisis.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 6 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 22 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
Plus 7 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $100K | $100K | $100K | $100K | $100K |
| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.4M | $3.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.7M | $5.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10.3M | $11.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.5M | $4.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $6.9M | $7.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $7.2M | $5.8M | $1.2M | $169K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $998K | $775K | $204K | $20K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $611K | $498K | $99K | $13K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $940K | $583K | $309K | $48K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $411K | $247K | $150K | $14K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $182K | $127K | $46K | $9K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $336K | $249K | $86K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $87K | $57K | $30K | $245 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $434K | $352K | $73K | $8K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $214K | $24K | $190K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.5M | $3.0M | $462K | $26K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $14.9M | $11.7M | $2.9M | $308K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 29, 2025 | $15.2M | $14.5M | $696K | $8.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 22, 2024 | $13.8M | $14.0M | −$172K | $7.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 | $15.2M | $14.9M | $345K | $7.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 | $14.3M | $14.3M | −$49K | $6.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2022 | $14.6M | $14.2M | $413K | $6.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2019Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2022 | $12.6M | $13.3M | −$671K | $5.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,240,800 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,240,800 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,895,745 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $11,792,840 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,218,566 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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