Volusia Sheriffs Youth Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
With role models from the Sheriffs office, youth will engage in activities that formulate a positive view of their future and strengthen the confidence they need to resist negative influences by developing leadership, character, and self-esteem skills.
- Income
- $264,057
- Spending
- $177,967
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 30.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 30.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 33% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 35% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal 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.
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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $29,967 spent. Shop With a Deputy - Pre-selected families go shopping with a deputy at Walmart where they can purchase toys, clothes, food, etc.
- $44,745 spent. Deputy Toy Shop - Deputies deliver bags of toys throughout the county to families that were nominated for the program.
- $98,847 spent. Family Resource Center - The Volusia Family Resource Center (VFRC) is a full-scale assessment center that offers high quality services to juveniles and their families. Utilizing evidence-based strategies to improve community and law enforcement relations, the VSO has implemented the VFRC for prevention, intervention, and diversion of potentially troubled juveniles. The VFRC model provides critical prevention, intervention, assessment, and services to juveniles, and their families, who may be engaging in behavior that could result in the involvement of the criminal justice system. The VFRC will partner with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), Halifax Health Behavioral Services (HBS), the Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) and Hope Florida to reduce recidivism, and minimize duplicated efforts, while increasing the accountability of providers serving the community. Furthermore, the Volusia Family Resource Center will be a resource for facilitating better relationships between juveniles, their families, and the law enforcement community in Volusia County. Objectives to address include: Reducing juvenile crime, Truancy, Ungovernable youth, Runaways, Missing persons, Aggressive, defiant and/or violent behaviors, Mental health, Those at risk of entering the juvenile justice system, Parents in need of services.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 January 1995.
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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