International Youth Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382935397
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
4109511500
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,157,238
Expenses
$16,710,990
Assets
$29,471,621
Liabilities
$3,417,646

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN G REICHLE (PRESIDENT & CEO (UNTIL 05/24))
  • CHRISTINA SASS (PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 05/24))

Highest reported compensation

  • YVONNA STEVENS (CFO & EVP): $304,783 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTINA SASS (PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 05/24)): $245,273 total reported compensation
  • PIA CAMPBELL (DIR, STRATEGY & TECHNICAL SERVICES): $218,565 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Iyf is a global NGO that prepares young people to be healthy, productive and engaged citizens.

What it reported doing in 2024

Initiatives in the us and global programs: in 2024, iyf continued to empower marginalized young people in the united states through innovative partnerships and programs that build pathways to meaningful employment and leadership.the youth opportunity (yo) initiative - funded by mcdonald's - surpassed its global goal of reaching 2.2 million young people two years ahead of schedule. In partnership with 10 community-based organizations, the initiative reached 18,898 youth across the u.s., offering life skills and workforce development through iyf's passport to success curriculum. Over 81% of participants transitioned to employment or education, reinforcing yo's proven model for youth employability.the up for change (up4c) program, funded by the oak foundation, empowered 16 neurodiverse youth leaders to co-design and manage a participatory grantmaking process, awarding $600,000 usd to seven projects that reached over 400 neurodiverse young people.through the burberry inspire initiative, iyf continued to expand creativity-based programming across seven countries, reaching over 209,000 youth through artistic and stem-related projects. In 2024, 20 young leaders from this program launched local storytelling initiatives to promote inclusion and creative expression.globally, iyf also advanced gender equality and health rights through propel youth and gender, a five-year USAID project launched in 2023, now active in tanzania, madagascar, and the gambia. The program has strengthened youth leadership in global dialogues on reproductive health, contributed to gender-responsive climate research, and supported enforcement of laws against child marriage and fgm.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 83% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.4%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Pass
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Pass
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 28th 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: -10.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.76; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.9%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.4% of revenue deployed · 78.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $13.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $305K · 26 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 26 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 19 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.