Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363182275
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Glenview, IL, USA
Phone
8477242620
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,495,284
Expenses
$3,876,157
Assets
$12,920,901
Liabilities
$238,869

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN BUDZICZ (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL CABAY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JEFFREY THOELECKE (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • AMY O'LEARY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • AMY O'LEARY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $184,136 total reported compensation
  • LISA HANNEMAN (DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU FEB 2025)): $117,556 total reported compensation
  • JENIFER BRICKMAN (CLINICAL DIRECTOR): $110,845 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Youth services fosters the social and emotional well-being of children and youth. The agency functions under the guiding principle that every child should grow up happy, healthy, and with hope.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mental health counseling and crisis intervention: individual and group counseling services are available to children and teens struggling with a variety of different issues related to depression, anxiety, bullying, familial stressors, social skills, peer pressure and academic stress. Crisis intervention services are also provided for youth experiencing suicidal and/or homicidal ideation in addition to services for youth who have broken the law and are in need of completing community service hours. In other cases, emergency financial assistance is offered for families who have experienced an unforeseen financial setback and need temporary assistance with utilities, rent, school supplies, clothing, etc. Lastly, family support is offered to parents who are in need of additional help as it relates to their children.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.2%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 74.6%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29.5%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.33; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.6%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.2% of revenue deployed · 74.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $184K · 22 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $3.3M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.