Hope for Youth Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Hope For Youth is dedicated to facilitating positive change in the lives of children,adolescents and families. We provide stable,nurturing,residential care,foster care,preventive and out-patient programs which educate,motivate and empower individuals to become self-sufficient and achieve their full potential.
- Income
- $16.1 million
- Spending
- $16.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 66%
- Employees
- 208
- Highest pay
- $205,059, cfo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 58% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (10)
- $2.1 million spent. Residential Group Homes - Hard to Place:Hope for Youth provides residential group homes for youth with complex needs, including a Sibling Reunification Program that helps brothers and sisters live together when they have been placed in separate foster homes. In a safe, structured, home-like setting, youth receive support, family involvement, and individualized treatment planning focused on reunification, adoption, or helping older teens move successfully toward independent living.
- $1.7 million spent. Other clinical programs:Provide community-based and home-based interventions for high-risk youth, helping them improve behavior, strengthen family relationships, avoid deeper system involvement, and build the skills needed for long-term stability and success.
- $1.6 million spent. Therapeutic Foster Care Program:Hope for Youth provides safe, supportive temporary homes for children and youth while they work toward reunification with relatives, adoption, or independent living. The program focuses on giving each child a stable, nurturing placement that supports healing, recovery, and long-term permanency. By carefully matching children from infancy through age 21 with the foster families best suited to their needs, Hope for Youth helps create more successful placements and reduce the need for multiple moves.
- $1.6 million spent. Chemical Dependency Out-Patient Clinic:Hope for Youths Out-Patient Substance Use Clinic helps children, teens, and families affected by substance use. The clinic provides evaluations, individual and group counseling, family therapy, and personalized treatment plans to support recovery and healthier choices. It also serves youth involved in foster care, probation, child welfare, and juvenile justice, helping them and their families understand the impact of substance use and build stronger, substance-free lives.
- $1.4 million spent. PINS Diversion program -Persons in need of supervision (PINS) Diversion Program provides services to a child under the age of 18 who does not attend school, or behaves in a way that is dangerous or out of control, or often disobeys his or her parents, guardians or other authorities. All PINS proceedings are heard in Family Court. PINS proceedings that are settled outside of court for services are administered through a Diversion Program that is under the oversight of the Department of Probation.
- $1.3 million spent. Temporary and Rapid Housing:Hope for Youths Transitional Housing and Rapid Re-Housing Program helps homeless young adults ages 18 to 24 in Nassau and Suffolk County find stable housing and build the skills needed for independent living. The program provides housing support, case management, counseling, life skills training, and ongoing guidance to help youth move into permanent housing and remain stable after leaving the program.
- $1.2 million spent. Diagnostic & Emergency Services:Hope for Youth provides diagnostic, emergency, and respite residential services to help children and youth stabilize, receive evaluations, and develop treatment plans that support healthy growth. This Program offers a safe, supportive setting that helps keep large sibling groups together after removal from their home, while the Adolescent Diagnostic Program provides emergency placement, stabilization, and assessment for youth referred by Family Court, Social Services, Probation, and Mental Hygiene.
- $997,070 spent. Intensive Case Management program serves families referred by social services.
- $728,083 spent. Juvenile Justice diversion program is designed to divert youth who are at risk.
- $302,849 spent. Preventative Services:Hope for Youth provides preventive services that support at-risk youth and their families before problems become more serious. These services help stabilize the home, improve behavior and school attendance, reduce the risk of court involvement or foster care placement, and connect families with counseling, case management, parenting support, and other community resources.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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