City Year Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In-school servicein fiscal year 2025, more than 98% of city year's 2,174 full-time participants served on teams in schools. Most of their 2,991,880 service hours were spent as tutors, mentors, and role models helping children in high-poverty schools stay in school and on track to graduate. As near-peers, corps members are uniquely able to help improve student attendance, behavior, and coursework - which research confirms are indicators of a student's likelihood of graduating high school. In each of city year's 258 partner schools, the team provides academic support, attendance monitoring and incentives, positive behavior support, and after-school programming events (such as assemblies and celebrations) that improve the overall school environment. The service model helps the corps members have an impact beyond the 23,468 students reached directly through one-on-one and small group instruction. Corps members change the environment of a school by immediately changing the ratio of students to responsible, caring adults. In addition to the in-school services, more than 6,637 students were provided with after-school and school environment programs. Schools that partner with city year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in english and math assessments, and the more time students spend with americorps members, who serve as student success coaches, the more they improve on social, emotional and academic skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.8%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 82.6%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Pass
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1.4%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings