Ypi USA

Legal name: Youth Policy Institute Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521278339
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2017
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
2136882802
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,914,190
Expenses
$47,462,481
Assets
$10,236,984
Liabilities
$8,426,844

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DIXON SLINGERLAND (PRESIDENT AND CEO)
  • IRIS ZUNIGA (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DIXON SLINGERLAND (PRESIDENT AND CEO): $394,229 total reported compensation
  • IRIS ZUNIGA (VICE PRESIDENT): $219,111 total reported compensation
  • RUTH DINEROS (COO): $175,570 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide information and resources on education, including early childhood education, academic scholarships, and higher education opportunities, to support students, educators, and families.

What it reported doing in 2017

Youth policy institute (ypi) served 115,000 youth and families in los angeles, providing access to high-quality schools and wraparound education, training and technology servicesat ypi's promise neighborhood schools 15,000 students were served and high school graduation rates exceeded state levels, overcoming family poverty levels that are 50% higher than the overall state level. 71% of promise neighborhood graduates were college ready, surpassing the statewide rate of 50%.ypi's expanded learning programming provided before and after school services to 7,700 k-12 students.youthsource and worksource programs provided educational support, work experience, job placement, and other services to over 2,500 youth and adults, including veterans.health & wellness programs reached 4,730 people living in low income households with nutrition education, access to fresh produce, and physical education workshops.financial empowerment services supported family stability with financial education and planning workshops, one on one coaching, tax return assistance, California earned income tax credit information, and access to matched savings accounts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 63
  • Accountability: 87
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.5%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $57.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • 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: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.2%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.82; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 83.5% of revenue deployed · 82.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 17 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $39.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $394K · 25 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2009 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.