Kentucky Youth Advocates Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The bounce coalition: this initiative builds the resiliency of children and families by improving knowledge about the impact of adverse childhood experiences and the skills to help youth bounce back from adversity. The coalition of community partners are moving "upstream" to address these root causes of poor health in our most vulnerable people. Through education, training, and other resources, bounce supports individuals and organizations to implement trauma-informed approaches in practical, everyday settings to better serve their communities.early childhood education: kya believes that all children deserve access to quality, affordable early childhood education. This means children and families need programs that: allow parents and caregivers to go to work knowing that their children are safe, learning, and cared for; provide quality early childhood education that will prepare children to be successful in kindergarten; provide quality early childhood education that will guide their physical and cognitive development, social and emotional learning, and motor and self-help skills; and support and retain trained early childhood educators that provide safe, quality care and can identify and connect children that need additional developmental supports. Recent successes include supporting the stability of the child care infrastructure by permanently establishing the employee child care assistance partnership and creating the certified child care community designation program.k-12 education: kya believes that all children deserve to learn and grow in an encouraging environment. This means children need: opportunities for high-quality, vibrant learning experiences and meaningful accountability systems; resilience-focused learning environments that help children and their parents and caregivers feel safe, connected, and supported; highly trained and supported educators and safe school buildings; supports for students with learning disabilities and effective responses for challenging behaviors in school; access to extracurricular activities, community-based programming, and safe places to be with their peers; and access to school-based family supports that address non-cognitive barriers to academic success. Recent successes include strengthening the student-to-teacher pipeline by creating the teacher recruitment student loan forgiveness pilot program and establishing student-teacher stipends in eligible programs.oral health: kya provides staff support for the Kentucky oral health coalition (kohc), which aims to promote positive oral health of all kentuckians and is funded by the carequest institute for oral health. Since 2010, the coalition has operated with the theory that it takes a collaborative network of engaged partners from across the state to meet the core mission to improve oral health for all people of Kentucky. Kohc has established itself as a leader for oral health advocates in the commonwealth. Kya also works to promote oral health literacy and increase preventive care such as sealants to improve oral health of children.health: kya believes that all children deserve a healthy childhood with access to comprehensive services in their community. This means children need: health insurance that includes coverage of medical, dental, vision, and behavioral and mental health care services; maternal health care so that mother and baby are healthy and thriving during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum; immunizations to keep them healthy throughout childhood; access to physical, dental, vision, and mental health care providers for preventive visits and treatment services in their community; and optimal drinking water and air quality, and access to safe parks and other public services that contribute to a healthy childhood. Recent successes include ensuring Kentucky complies with the federal minimum legal sale age for all tobacco products and eliminating purchase, use, and possession penalties for youth up to age 21 so children and tee

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 98.2%; rating input score 98
• Program expense ratio: 82.9%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -18.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.5%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings