Wind Youth Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237348227
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9163959000
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,797,069
Expenses
$2,759,217
Assets
$1,566,225
Liabilities
$275,766

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Miren Hower (Executive Dir.): $185,890 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Provide Emergency Housing, Supportive Services and Opportunitites to Youth Experiencing Homelessness.

What it reported doing in 2024

Wind Youth Services, Inc. provides resources, shelter and housing to youth experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. These programs improve individual youth health and welfare by: Wind Youth Drop-in Center: The Wind Youth Drop-in Center (DIC) offers youth experiencing homelessness a welcoming and age-appropriate environment away from the dangers of the street. At the DIC, we provide access to shelter and housing, case management, crisis respite, counseling, health and hygiene services, meals, employment assistance, educational assistance, and youth development workshops. In 2024, we served 325 unduplicated youth in the DIC who checked in for 10,630 visits. Adolescent Shelter: Sacramentos only emergency shelter for minors, the goal is to keep young people protected and off the street until reunification or an exit to safe and stable housing becomes available. In 2024, 43 youth were given haven at Winds Adolescent Shelter for a total of 649 bed nights. Common Ground: Emergency shelter for transition age youth, 18-24, who are experiencing homelessness. Youth receive supportive services including counseling, case management, and workforce development. Common Ground served 125 unduplicated youth in 2024 for a total of 6099 shelter bed nights. TAY: A 90-day transitional shelter for youth ages 18-24. Youth receive intensive case management, access to counseling, workforce development, and life skills activities. Thirty-two unduplicated youth accessed Winds TAY Shelter for a total of 1,997 bed nights in 2024. Transformational Housing Program (THP): With a capacity to meet the needs of twelve 1824-year-old youth in 2023, this two-year transitional living program focuses on the development of independent living skills. Through the support of a case manager, participating adolescents obtain/maintain employment, further their education, and/or pursue other self-determined goals. 15 unduplicated youth participated in this program in 2024.Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) This permanent supportive housing program supports transitional aged youth with disabilities and is operated in conjunction with Next Move Homeless Services. Residents are provided the most intensive supportive services vital for ensuring a chance at a full and productive life. Twelve unduplicated youth were given supportive housing and services in this program in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 89% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 77.1%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76% of revenue deployed · 77.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $186K · 9 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.