Independence Youth Court

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431424581
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Independence, MO, USA
Phone
8163257750
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$190,067
Expenses
$156,805
Assets
$155,778
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MERIDETH ROSE (CEO)
  • SUSAN WATKINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • DESIREE CAMPBELL (CO-SECRETARY)
  • JAMES EWAN (TREASURER)
  • JACKIE SOMMER (CHAIR PERSON)

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

Youth peer court&juvenile education

What it reported doing in 2024

Operation of youth peer court and adm of juvenile court system

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.5%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $157K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.