Youth Development Network

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261364376
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9169798673
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,164,027
Expenses
$888,784
Assets
$1,132,815
Liabilities
$313,707

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFFREY JENSEN (President)
  • ADDIE ELLIS (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • ADRIAN RUIZ (Executive Dir.): $144,309 total reported compensation
  • VICKI STOCKBRIDGE (Secretary): $95,356 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Founded in 2007, Youth Development Network (YDN) is dedicated to creating environments where individuals are valued and encouraged to become their best. Its mission is to foster cultures that support personal and professional growth through training, networking, and development opportunities.YDN believes that comprehensive training, networking, and professional development are essential to achieving its vision. The organization's programs, resources, and policy initiatives work together to enhance service quality and provide customized developmental solutions across diverse communities, including youth-serving organizations, educational institutions, faith groups, juvenile justice agencies, government entities, and businesses. YDN facilitates sustainable organizational change, aiming to strengthen individuals and teams by recognizing their talents and emphasizing the importance of positive relationships and role models.YDN's vision is to cultivate communities where individuals can achi

What it reported doing in 2024

YDN offers tailored development solutions to educational, business, and government entities. Its services and programs motivate participants, facilitate change, and garner support from key staff and managers.Areas of Expertise: Strength-Based Development - Group Dynamics: YDN fosters positive engagement, collaboration, and personal growth within businesses, organizations, and youth programs. It focuses on building well-rounded teams, leading with strengths, and maximizing youth potential. The organization's strength-based approach aims to establish a foundation of positive engagement and collaboration, enabling individuals and teams to flourish and achieve their goals. YDN supports growth and success across various sectors, emphasizing effective leadership and the realization of potential.Youth Development - Youth Engagement: YDN provides critical experiences for youth, creating optimal environments for their growth and development. Its facilitators foster engagement and collaboration, encouraging youth to take on leadership roles. YDN offers training and support for successful collaboration and provides organizational development support to elevate organizations to high functioning levels. The organization's focus on human development integrates youth development principles into programs, transitioning youth from service recipients to valuable resources.Organizational Development - Cultural Relevancy & Inclusion: YDN offers expertise in organizational development, promoting cultural relevancy, inclusion, and diversity. It integrates asset-based development principles into organizational culture, focusing on core values and mission statements that support engagement and growth. YDN's workshops and sessions encourage a shift in thinking and provide supports for optimal development for all employees.Core servicesTraining Workshops: YDN's dynamic workshops cultivate an asset-based development mindset, providing practical tools and renewed energy for participants' work and team engagement.Coaching, Consulting & Technical Assistance: YDN offers customized coaching and consulting services to support the implementation of new strategies across various sectors.Networking EventsYDN organizes events that promote collaboration, share best practices, and facilitate connections within the community.Direct Youth Leadership Programs: YDN facilitates high-impact programs directly with youth, including leadership camps, youth engagement circles, student leadership programs, peer conflict mediation, and 21st-century skill-building programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 66% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.4%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 81.9%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 12th 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: 90%; rating input score 90; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.27; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.4% of revenue deployed · 81.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 10 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $728K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $144K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.