Pridelines Youth Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
650670159
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Miami, FL, USA
Phone
3055719601
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Centers, Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,194,779
Expenses
$1,172,739
Assets
$137,577
Liabilities
$53,032

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD SUMMERS (CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • EDWARD SUMMERS (CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $110,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To support, educate and empower south Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (lgbtq) youth and community in safe and diverse spaces to promote dialogue, wellness, and to foster social change.

What it reported doing in 2024

In fiscal year 2024, pridelines achieved significant programmatic, resource, and capacity expansion across all areas of the agency. This growth prompted the establishment of new core departmental units-- pridelineshealth, pridelinesyouth, pridelineshousing, pridelinescommunity, and pridelinesnetwork--to strengthen operational efficiency and service delivery. These structural developments were driven by major successes in fundraising and development, including the award of multiple high-impact grants and contracts, and expanded engagement with both long-standing and newly acquired donor bases.to further enhance fundraising outcomes, pridelines strategically invested in special events and promotional campaigns that elevated community visibility and donor participation. These included the joy ride, the colors of the rainbow june pride month fundraising campaign, the annual gala & masquerade ball: queerferno 2024, give miami day, and other dedicated fundraising initiatives supporting the acquisition and outfitting of new community centers in liberty city and south dade (cutler bay).a milestone achievement in fy2024 was the expansion of pridelines' HIV and sti health services into the 340b program space, fulfilling a long-standing goal of establishing a complete continuum of care for individuals in-need and at-risk under one roof. This advancement enabled the agency to provide prevention, treatment, and care services--including prep, npep, and doxypep access--while minimizing the need for external referral and linkage for newly diagnosed clients or those seeking prevention resources.the revitalization of youth and community programming also marked a defining accomplishment of fy2024. Through a strategic redesign informed by post-pandemic social, cultural, economic, and digital realities, pridelines reintroduced programs that met evolving community needs and achieved strong participation across youth cohorts, wellness discussion & support groups, lgbtq+ elder programming, and designated community outreach & engagement special events. A renewed focus on pridelines' digital outreach and social media presence further strengthened community connection, agency visibility, and overall engagement.altogether, these combined efforts produced a measurable increase in pridelines' overall community impact, deepening the agency's reach among lgbtq+ and allied youth and adults across south Florida. Fy2024 annual support services engagement grocery & pantry support: 840 food - ready hot meals: 720 clothing support: 390 youth case management: 60 youth emergency accommodation: 15 youth long-term housing solutions: 9 youth relocation support: 6 social benefits navigation & access: 67 personal hygiene kits distributed: 437 mental health counseling virtual sessions: 288 mental health counseling in-person sessions: 96 youth program participation: 336 center walk-in engagements: 2,820 HIV tests administered: 720 clients linked to prep, npep, or doxypep: 324

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.6%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd 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: 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.8%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.6% of revenue deployed · 73.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $867K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.