Nonprofit · EIN 68-0238941
YOUTH FOR CHANGE
Tax-exempt · CHICO, CA 95926
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $22,955,861 | $17,982,874 | $4,972,987 | $31,961,797 | $4,010,807 | $27,950,990 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $19,087,528 | $16,083,678 | $3,003,850 | $26,367,130 | $3,389,127 | $22,978,003 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,405,747
- of which government grants
- $20,286,594
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,348,005
- Net rental income
- $2,182
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,941,075
- Other revenue
- $202,109
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,656,292
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $438,278
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,347,004
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $13,206,307
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,637
- Accounting fees
- $45,750
- Occupancy
- $431,719
- Travel
- $387,269
- Depreciation
- $371,663
- Program services (functional)
- $15,636,842
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,346,032
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $26,367,130
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,961,797
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,010,807
- Net assets, end of year
- $27,950,990
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,958,904
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,950,990
- Gross receipts
- $24,276,561
- Employees
- 226
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ruege | Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 18 | $197,187 | $0 |
| Beth Parsons | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 40 | $138,939 | $28,571 |
| Stacey Poliquin | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $103,121 | $29,558 |
| Alan White | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $105,561 | $25,133 |
| Kathleen Shenk | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,411 | $14,764 |
| Sarah Feingold | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,651 | $10,232 |
| Brooke Chambers | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,995 | $8,611 |
| Courtney Farrell | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ashley Hilton | Secretary (start 10/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Carter | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Chrisco | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Depa | Director (start 5/25) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jarreau Gilbert | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Konyn | Director (start 10/24) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Chandese Meghdadi | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Sweeney | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ruege | Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 17 | $172,572 | $0 |
| Beth Parsons | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 40 | $129,264 | $29,506 |
| Stacey Poliquin | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $98,261 | $30,078 |
| Alan White | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 40 | $100,805 | $26,084 |
| Kathleen Shenk | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,448 | $7,773 |
| Sarah Feingold | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,779 | $9,530 |
| Courtney Farrell | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Chrisco | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Carter | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jarreau Gilbert | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Chandese Meghdadi | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Sweeney | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 260 COHASSET RD STE 120, CHICO, CA 95926-2282
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Beth Parsons, PO Box 1476, Paradise, CA 95967
- Signed the 990
- Stacey Poliquin, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (530) 877-8187
- Website
- www.youth4change.org
- Return prepared by
- Harrington Group CPAs LLP
Mission
Youth For Change (YFC) mission is to enhance the well being of children, families, individuals, and communities.
Program accomplishments
- Mental Health and Medication Support Services - serves clients who demonstrate emotional and behavioral needs that meet medical necessity for mental health treatment. The therapeutic treatment includes various modalities which include, but are not limited to, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy. The program clinicians may provide individual and or family therapy; provide case management for brokerage and linkage to new services; collateral services for caregivers or other significant members of the client's life such as teachers or social workers; and rehabilitation services for skill building. The goal of mental health therapy is to reduce functional impairment. Treatment may be provided at the office or in the home.Medication support services includes the prescribing and monitoring of psychiatric medications or biologicals necessary to alleviate the symptom of mental illness. These services were provided by licensed psychiatrists and nursing staff.Expenses $6,527,822 · grants $124,999
- The Wraparound 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. Youth for Change is committed to providing Wrap Adoptions services that are family-centered, strength-based and needs driven. In 2024-2025, the Wrap Adoptions program provided family care and treatment to 41 families, resulting in avoiding approximately 283 months of placement in a facility outside their home.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. Youth for Change is committed to providing Wraparound services that are family-centered, strength-based and needs driven. In 2024-2025 the Wraparound program provided family care and treatment to 79 families in both Butte and Sutter Counties, resulting in avoiding approximately 477 months of placement in a facility outside their home.Expenses $3,064,764 · grants $616,761
- The Youth for Change Foster Family Agency (FFA) certifies Foster Care homes and provides training and therapeutic services for foster parents and children placed in the foster care system. For fiscal year 2024-2025, Youth For Change FFA served 26 children resulting in a total of 3,602 bed nights of care during the period covered.Expenses $1,634,456 · grants $848,691
- The Foster Care Transitional Housing Program began in 2001 offering an experience of independent living for current young adults in the foster care system. This housing opportunity is available to minors aged 17 who are soon emancipating from state care. The program provides basic living assistance including rent, food, clothing, household supplies, transportation assistance, etc., as well as support from a program case manager, mentor, county social worker and independent living advisor. In fiscal year 2024-2025, the Foster Care Transitional Housing Program provided support to 25 clients and approximately 5,786 days of care.The Transitional Housing Plus Program (THP+) provides young adults age 18-24 who were previously in the foster care system the opportunity for emotional and financial support while pursuing goals to live self-sufficiently. To be eligible for THP Plus a youth must have emancipated from the foster care system, be participating in the Butte County Independent Living Program and maintaining employment or education. Youth for Change strives to work with young adults in THP Plus for at least 6 months and up to two years to assist them in their journey to self-sufficiency. For fiscal year 2024-2025 THP+ served 14 clients for a total of 4,018 bed nights.Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) is an evidence-based, behavior modification program for youth age 12-18 that works with youth who have emotional and behavioral issues that prevent placement stability. When placed in ISFC, youth are immersed in an environment that is consistent and reinforcing of pro-social behaviors. Youth are mentored to develop academic and life skills, and their daily lives are structured with clear and consistent expectations and limits. Discipline in the ISFC Model involves specified consequences, which is delivered through a teaching approach. What makes ISFC unique is that it not only provides treatment to the youth, but also simultaneously works with their parents, relatives or other Aftercare Resource to teach and practice effective parenting. This combination allows the positive changes made while the youth is in treatment to be maintained when they return home. For fiscal year 2024-2025 ISFC served 5 clients for a total of 1,194 bednights.The 6th Street Center for Youth, or LINK program, addresses the immediate and long-range needs of homeless and runaway youth in Butte County. We provide basic needs: showers, laundry services, nutritious food, warm clothing, computer access and a safe haven to give them respite from violence and exploitation. We also provide individual case management/counseling services to address immediate needs and personal goals such as: counseling, crisis intervention, tutoring, education, life skills training, employment development and family reunification.The HEART Program (Homeless Emergency Action Response Team) offers 24-hour services to homeless and runaway youth under the age of 18 and their caregivers in Butte County. Clinical and case managements services also provided for approximately 274 hours during the 2024-2025 fiscal year.Supervised Visitation Center, opened during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, continued to provide supervised visitation services in Oroville. Youth For Change also started providing visitation services in Yuba County in the 2023-2024 fiscal year, and in Chico in the 2024-2025 fiscal year.As a neutral party, Children's Services (FARE) program provides case plan development, and reassessment and adjustment, for families who are involved with Children's Services. The program manager of the FARE program also facilitates the Interagency Specialty Placement Unit meeting that meets weekly on Tuesday afternoons.6th St Mental Health includes access to the resources available under tier one plus mental health services including; assessment and evaluation, individual and group therapy, rehabilitation, individualized plan development and case management. Outcome measures include FIT scores, CANS and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan. For fiscal year 2024-2025 approximately 403 client hours were provided.The Housing Program is a way to expand housing options for unserved or underserved transition age youth who are consumers of 6th Street or Butte County Behavioral Health. In keeping with the recovery model philosophy of "whatever it takes" to help consumers on their path to recovery, having housing units available is a first step towards assisting consumers achieve self-sufficiency. The Master Lease Housing Program provides permanent supportive housing for consumers of 6th Street Center and/or Butte County Behavioral Health TAY services. Eligible consumers are low-income TAY between 16-24 years of age who have severe emotional disorders or serious mental illness and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Support services focused on development of independent living skills needed to maintain safe and stable housing are provided throughout the program. Outcome measures include length of stay in housing, status at exit and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan.Butte County California Home Visiting Program (CHVP): Youth for Change provides certified Parents as Teachers home visitors to support Butte County families with young children ages 0-3, as they experience and overcome challenges every parent faces. The CHVP is fun, increases parenting confidence and satisfaction, helps babies reach developmental milestones, and provides navigation support to parents to access community resources. Butte County CalWORKs Home Visiting Program (CalWORKs HVP): Youth for Change provides certified Parents as Teachers home visitors to support Butte County families having young children ages 0-24 months and enrolled in the Butte County CalWORKs program. The CalWORKs HVP activities count toward CalWORKs requirements, are fun, increase parent confidence and satisfaction, help babies reach developmental milestones, and provide navigation support to parents to access community resources. Yuba County Differential Response (DR): Based on a triage process, Youth for Change's DR program responds to low to moderate risk child welfare reports with comprehensive community services. Provides home visits, navigation support for families to access community services, therapeutic services, and a wide range of individualized support and skill building.Yuba County CalWORKs Home Visiting Program (CalWORKs HVP): Youth for Change provides certified Parents as Teachers home visitors to support Yuba County families having young children ages 0-24 months and enrolled in the Yuba County CalWORKs program. The CalWORKs HVP activities count toward CalWORKs requirements, are fun, increase parent confidence and satisfaction, help babies reach developmental milestones, and provide navigation support to parents to access community resources. The Sutter County Peer Mentorship Program provides an employment opportunity for current or former consumers of Behavioral Health, or those individuals who have/had immediate family members who are/were consumers of Behavioral Health services.The Family Urgent Response system (FURS) provides regional mobile response system services, including a 24/7 hotline as well as local mobile response teams, to provide immediate trauma-informed support to current and former foster youth and their caregivers. Services provided for Butte, Sutter, and Yuba counties.The Commitment to Success Program is a grant through the Department of Justice Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program, to provide evidence-based, high fidelity, wraparound services and facilitate Child and Family Teams (CFT) for youth in detention and their families prior to, during, and following reentry into the community. The project aims to reduce both juvenile and adult recidivism among participating youth. Program services will address the youths' most prevalent criminogenic risks and needs and comply with best practices in community reentry.Many other smaller programs supported the mission of YFC throughout the 2024-2025 fiscal year.Expenses $4,409,800 · grants $65,841
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0238941
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P36Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,961,797
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,276,561
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $22,955,861 | $17,982,874 | $31,961,797 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $19,087,528 | $16,083,678 | $26,367,130 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $17,809,929 | $14,886,717 | $22,973,934 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $16,634,374 | $13,898,027 | $19,906,412 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about YOUTH FOR CHANGE
- What is the EIN of YOUTH FOR CHANGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUTH FOR CHANGE is 68-0238941.
- Is YOUTH FOR CHANGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to YOUTH FOR CHANGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUTH FOR CHANGE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of YOUTH FOR CHANGE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YOUTH FOR CHANGE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of YOUTH FOR CHANGE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Beth Parsons.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUTH FOR CHANGE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $197,187 (Andrew Ruege, Psychiatrist).
- How much revenue does YOUTH FOR CHANGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $22,955,861, expenses of $17,982,874 and total assets of $31,961,797 at year end.
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