Pico Youth & Family Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
481269398
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Phone
3103967101
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$754,308
Expenses
$585,158
Assets
$1,170,352
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALEX ALDANA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • OSCAR DE LA TORRE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALEX ALDANA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $45,000 total reported compensation
  • OSCAR DE LA TORRE (PRESIDENT): $15,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Equip disenfranchised youth and their families with the leadership and advocacy skills needed to strengthen and sustain the community in which they live. Promote peace, unity, and social justice by modeling cooperation and advancing educational and economic opportunity.

What it reported doing in 2024

Pico youth & family center (pyfc) was founded as a grassroots response to youth violence and systemic racism in santa monica's pico neighborhood. Since its founding in 2002, pyfc has become a trusted community-based nonprofit organization providing comprehensive educational, artistic, and workforce development programs for underserved youth and young adults ages 13-29 throughout los angeles county.the mission of pico youth & family center (pyfc) is to equip underserved youth and their families with the leadership and advocacy skills needed to strengthen and sustain the community in which they live. We work to promote peace, unity and social justice by modeling cooperation and advancing educational and economic opportunity and advancing with positive transformation, instilling hope in our youth by engaging them in creating solutions to our community's problems.during fiscal year 2024-2025, pyfc continued to expand and strengthen programs in music production, film and digital media, workforce development, technology training, financial literacy, environmental justice, wellness education, leadership development, and college access. Pyfc's youth-centered approach combines project-based learning, mentorship, social-emotional support, and real-world workforce experiences to create pathways toward long-term educational and economic success.pyfc's long-standing approach integrates arts, education, and community organizing to address root causes of violence and inequality. Our center remains a safe and inclusive space where diverse youth can explore their identities, learn from one another, and access the resources necessary for long-term success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 80% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 71
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.4%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $37.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 77.8%; rating input score 78; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.4%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.3%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.4% of revenue deployed · 82% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 9 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $480K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.