Youth Villages

Legal name: Youth Villages Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581716970
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Memphis, TN, United States
Phone
(901) 251-5000
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$483,465,306
Expenses
$453,777,399
Assets
$354,344,329
Liabilities
$50,221,173

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

Leadership & pay

44 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICK W LAWLER (CEO)
  • TANYA ANDERSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PAUL ENDERSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JAMESA FANNIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - RESID)
  • AMANDA FUTRAL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MS & AL)
  • RECECCA HANCOCK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - RESID)

Highest reported compensation

  • PATRICK W LAWLER (CEO): $1,561,132 total reported compensation
  • HUGH A GREGORY (CFO): $801,243 total reported compensation
  • FRED G THOMASON (CMO): $692,024 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

& Values At Youth Villages, all of our team members are committed to the mission and values that guide our organization. These simple, specific principles help ensure that we offer the best, most effective help to every child in our care and provide the foundation for our organization’s dynamic growth. Our Mission. At Youth Villages, all of our team members are committed to the mission and values that guide our organization. Our Mission Youth Villages helps children and families live successfully.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth villages has attained a successful discharge rate of 87%, and an overall satisfaction rate of 92% from families served. The most restrictive level of care offered by the organization is the residential treament programs which provide treatment in a secured residential setting to the most seriously troubled youth. All residential treatment allows for educational, social, and recreational opportunities. Children are accepted into the residential programs when they are unable to be successful in their homes or in other placements such as foster care. Residential campuses are located in Georgia, Tennessee, Oregon, and Massachusetts and serve children from many other states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and the district of columbia. Payments for residential services are provided through contracts and/or through private insurance carriers as services are rendered.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 84% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 86%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.1%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 80.7% of revenue deployed · 86% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $390.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.6M · 44 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $24.4M reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 30 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.