Central Coast Youth for Christ Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 953145767
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8054620107
- Rating
- 91
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Youth Development – Religious Leadership
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $193,322
- Expenses
- $169,665
- Assets
- $494,240
- Liabilities
- $13,373
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MITCHELL JANZEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY)
People named in this filing
- GEOFF HOETKER (VICE CHAIRMAN)
- JARED STROUSS (CHAIRMAN)
- MITCHELL JANZEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The organization's mission is to improve the lives of the youth in san luis obispo county California through the teachings of jesus christ.
What it reported doing in 2024
Homefront missions & yfc core encompass the recruitment, training, and coaching of all students, volunteers and paid staff who carry out the foundational purpose and goals of central coast youth for christ, inc.all of the leaders stated above are a part of homefront missions & yfc core teams which exist to provide encouragement, empowerment and accountability by practicing skills designed to help one another discover intentional steps of faith that produce godly character, healthy relationships, and fruitfulness in the great commission. We recognize these things happen in the four dimensions of life which jesus was described to be in luke 2:52; physical, mental, social and spiritual. Knowing that the spiritual area is the most frequently unattended dimension, yfc's services weigh heavily in this area.in 2024-25, youth for christ coached 15 student leaders in youth for christ core teams and 6 parents in 3-skills, where they were intentionally engaged in authentic christ-sharing relationships with at least 58 students. In addition, 23 students and 8 adults were trained in 3-skills. Over 280 students were engaged in equal access clubs where yfc staff are connected. The minimum number of students connected to yfc is 353. Youth for christ also facilitated network meetings with local youth pastors for mutual encouragement, brainstorming and prayer to discover how to minister to kids.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 93
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 61
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89.1%; rating input score 89
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 12.2%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.91; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 25.8%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 89.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $170K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2017 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.