Northeast Youth & Family Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TRANSFORMING LIVES BY ENSURING ACCESS TO CARE THAT NURTURES HEALING, CULTIVATES COMMUNITY, AND INSPIRES HOPE.
- Income
- $5.9 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 40%
- Employees
- 57
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $164,320, president and ceo
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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 58% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 33% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 67% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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 (2)
- $2.6 million spent. CLINIC BASED SERVICES: OUR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS AT OUR CLINIC IN SHOREVIEW. WE OFFER INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COUPLE THERAPY SERVICES, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. WE PROVIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. OUR PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED IN SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS INCLUDING TRAUMA THERAPY INTERVENTIONS, PLAY THERAPY, AND ART THERAPY. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING ACCESS TO CARE, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS, AND PROVIDE SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE TO THOSE WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS. OUR CLIENTS SEEK HEALING AND RECOVERY FROM A VARIETY OF PRESENTING CONCERNS, INCLUDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESSFUL AND TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, CULTURAL, RACIAL, GENDER, AND SEXUAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES, PARENTING CHALLENGES, PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL, DIFFICULTY WITH ANGER, AND ATTENTION DIFFICULTIES, AMONG OTHERS. WE SERVE CLIENTS FROM BIRTH THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED ASSESSMENTS TO CLIENTS WHICH INTEGRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT AND THEIR MANY STRENGTHS AND SUPPORTS. COLLABORATIVE TREATMENT PLANNING BETWEEN THE CLIENT AND THEIR PROVIDER GROUNDS SERVICES IN THE GOALS MOST IMPORTANT TO THE CLIENT AND INTEGRATES THEIR WHOLE SELF AND ALL RESOURCES THAT CAN SUPPORT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH INTO THEIR CARE. SCHOOL BASED SERVICES: OUR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP THERAPY. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING MOUNDS VIEW, ST. ANTHONY/NEW BRIGHTON, AND CENTENNIAL. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN THE SCHOOLS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE FOR YOUTH IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING ACCESS TO CARE, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS, AND PROVIDE SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE TO THOSE WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED ASSESSMENTS AND COLLABORATIVE TREATMENT PLANNING FOR YOUTH IN THE SCHOOLS. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND PRESENTATIONS TO COORDINATE WRAP AROUND CARE FOR STUDENTS.
- $349,170 spent. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY: THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT WHO HAVE NEEDS THAT CANNOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ALONE. THIS INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, FAMILY INSTABILITY, HOUSING AND BASIC NEEDS ACCESS, MEDICAL CARE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AMONG OTHERS. ADDRESSING THESE UNDERLYING ISSUES REDUCES THE NEED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVENTION IN THE FUTURE. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY COLLABORATES WITH THE MOUNDS VIEW, NEW BRIGHTON, ROSEVILLE, ST. ANTHONY, ARDEN HILLS, AND WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO SERVE THEIR RESIDENTS. YOUTH PATHWAYS: SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 1976, NYFS HAS PROVIDED DIVERSION SERVICES. YOUTH WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR, WHETHER CHARGED OR NOT, MAY ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND GET BACK ON TRACK. THE PROGRAM TAKES A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE APPROACH. YOUTH ATTEND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS, PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE, WRITE APOLOGY LETTERS, AND PAY RESTITUTION. OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT YOUTH THROUGH LIFE TRANSITIONS AND ASSIST YOUTH WITH SKILL BUILDING AND RESOURCES THAT BENEFIT THEM NOW AND THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY CONNECTING YOUTH WITH THEIR COMMUNITY IN HEALTHY AND POSITIVE WAYS THROUGH A SEVEN-WEEK PROGRAM. RESTORING POWER: OUR RESTORING POWER PROGRAM IS HERE TO SUPPORT CLIENTS AS THEY SEEK SAFETY, STABILITY, AND HEALING WHILE NAVIGATING AN EXPERIENCE OF INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA. WE SUPPORT VICTIM- SURVIVORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A RANGE OF ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS FROM OTHERS, INCLUDING EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. WE WORK WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS. IN OUR WORK WITH CHILDREN, WE RECOGNIZE AND HELP TO HEAL THE EFFECTS OF WITNESSING VIOLENCE, EVEN WHEN THE CHILD HAS NOT DIRECTLY EXPERIENCED ABUSE. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ADVOCACY, CASE MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM NAVIGATION, RESOURCE REFERRAL AND SUPPORT, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY SERVICES. ADVOCATES AND THERAPISTS WORK TOGETHER AS PART OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM PROVIDING WRAP AROUND CARE FOR VICTIM-SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE.
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 November 1976.
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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