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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2024 Expires: September 2026

Youth Villages

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6
(901) 251-5000
3320 Brother Boulevard
Memphis, TN, 38133
https://youthvillages.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Youth Villages does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Youth Villages does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Youth Villages meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to help children and families live successfully."

Year, State Incorporated:
1987, TN

Youth Villages reports that it works in mental and behavioral health, committed to finding solutions to help children, families, and young adults overcome obstacles and live successfully. Working through direct services, partnerships with innovative public agencies, and advocacy, the organization collaborates to bring change to child welfare, children’s mental health, and justice systems. Youth Villages states that its 4,000+ employees serve more than 43,000 children and young adults in more than 100 locations across 26 states and the District of Columbia annually through its programs including in-home services, transition-age youth services, adoption, foster care, mentoring, residential care, and gun violence intervention.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Youth Villages's program expenses were:

Dogwood residential $13,401,870
Therapeutic foster care $19,789,763
In-home services $89,823,889
Wrap-around services $20,372,774
Group homes $7,051,412
Transition-age youth services $25,194,808
Crisis services $5,960,041
Strategic partnerships $6,653,313
Memphis Allies $5,432,491
Other programs $3,432,456
Bartlett Campus residential $16,278,458
Bill's Place residential $23,671,881
Rose Center for Girls residential $13,450,633
Other residential $794,896
Inner Harbour $25,109,422
Total Program Expenses $276,418,107

Chief Executive
Patrick W. Lawler, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$1,300,886

Chair of the Board
Michael Bruns

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Owner, Bruns Holdings

Board Size
17

Paid Staff Size
4267

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $91,895,093, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Youth Villages's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Special events, net $672,781
Gain on sale of fixed assets $1,448,570
Dividends and interest on investments $1,620,907
Other income - local education authority, county, city, provider agency $2,715,341
Private insurance, net $6,344,638
USDA and grants $18,816,469
Tenncare revenue $21,530,511
Investment income, net $28,352,225
Medicaid revenue $63,439,487
Contributions and pledges $72,405,843
Contract revenue $76,903,366
State of Tennessee contract revenue $117,340,078
Total Income $411,986,297

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 14%

Total Income $411,986,297
Total expenses: $327,180,463
  Program expenses $276,418,107
  Fundraising expenses $4,983,749
  Administrative expenses $45,778,607
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $84,805,834
Beginning Net Assets $457,696,603
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $542,502,437
Total Liabilities $32,824,387
Total Assets $581,965,771

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance