Youth Education & Health in Soulard
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
YEHS owned and managed properties provide low-income housing.
- Income
- $879,261
- Spending
- $424,483
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 103 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 67%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $163,329, as exec.director
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
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 103.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 52% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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)
- $303,477 spent. YEHS rental property provided affordable apartments to 100 individuals and families. Many of YEHS tenants are long-term. YEHS longest-term tenant has leased from YEHS for 49 years. YEHS owns a 15-unit complex known as the Compound which is made up of efficiency apartments. These are leased to single folks on a fixed income. YEHS sets the rents based on income. The average monthly rent is less than $300. Many of the apartments are leased to lifetime Soulardians including several, now retired, who were in YEHS first summer youth employment program. YEHS owns several storefronts which it leases to businesses below market. YEHS board members serve on the Board of Directors of Mardi Gras, Inc. which sponsors festivals in the Soulard neighborhood.
- $14,014 spent. Rental property management and maintenance services were provided to two real estate partnerships in which YEHS is a partner. These entities provided housing to 170 low and moderate income individuals and families. One partnership is a Section 8 project-based development housing 32 low-income families. The project has 12 4-bedroom townhomes, 12 3-bedroom townhomes, and 8 2-bedroom flats. YEHS partners with Humanitri, a local charity, to transition families from homeless shelters to longer-term transitional housing. Other tenants are long-term Soulardians. YEHS developed this project to help preserve an economic mix during Soulards gentrification. YEHS was also the developer/sponsor of the Allen Market Lane Apartments that provides rental units for the elderly with HUD rental assistance. This project was the first warehouse conversion to residential in the State of Missouri in 1979.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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