Pro Youth and Families Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Organization is a nonprofit serving the Greater Sacramento area. The Organization partners with schools, community organizations, and local governments to engage youth in opportunities that inspire hope. Organizations programs encompass leadership, advocacy, civic engagement, mentoring, relationship skills, work-based learning, mental wellness, substance use prevention, and restorative justice among others. These programs provide safe spaces for youth to discover who they are, explore topics that impact their daily lives, cultivate skills, and develop into leaders and change-agents for the community. PROs desire to drive more responsive services and programs for youth and families in Sacramento, along with its belief in community collaboration, led to its Youth and Family Collective (YFC) initiative. The YFC brings together organizations across Greater Sacramento to empower youth, families, and nonprofits to learn, earn, and thrive. The YFC builds on existing community assets and w
- Income
- $4.8 million
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 87%
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $165,315, president & 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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 257 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 (1)
- $3.9 million spent. PRO Youth and Families mission is to inspire, educate, and mobilize young people to build a healthier future for themselves, their families, and their communities. As an organization, PRO stays true to this mission by segmenting work into the following principal programs:Youth Advocacy and Civic Engagement:Youth VoiceYouth Voice is a collection of youth-led, project-based advocacy programs which are designed to engage and empower youth who have experienced systemic oppression or adverse childhood or community experiences. Youth are equipped with skills, networks, and inspiration to leverage their voice and become strong advocates for change. The action-oriented program framework is based on best-practice principles of youth advocacy and social justice. Youth become empowered as they apply the principles, create their own advocacy projects and implement real-world solutions. Specific youth-led projects have included: advocacy to address underage alcohol use, underage marijuana use, homelessness, environmental concerns and dating violence. In partnership with local government entities, PROs Civic Engagement activities offer a variety of civic engagement programs including the Youth Leadership Academy in partnership with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Youth @ City Council and Summer @ City Hall in partnership with the City of Rancho Cordova. PRO also provides support to Sacramento Countys Behavioral Youth Advisory Board. Through these programs, youth learn about core values of democracy along with the inner-workings of local, county, and state governments. Youth have opportunities to connect with community leaders, learn critical skills, and develop projects to address and support policy and practice changes. WellnessWellness programs include Relationship Skills which offers relationship skills programming in both after-school and community-based settings. The programming supports youth in developing healthy relationship knowledge and skills to promote healthy futures by focusing on developing social-emotional and communication skills. The programs use The Dibble Institutes evidence-based Love Notes curriculum. Programs are specifically designed to respond to the needs of justice-involved youth, justice-impacted youth, and general high school and middle school youth in after-school settings.The Organizations Mentoring Program engages high school students as mentors to younger youth. The older students develop necessary leadership skills to become positive role models for younger children in their neighborhood. The younger students receive encouragement, connection to caring mentors, and opportunities to participate in life skills workshops and community service activities.PRO also delivers the mental wellness initiative MindOneSix, a youth development program that equips youth ages 12-19 with knowledge, skills, and tools to promote mental wellness for themselves, their peers, and their families. The program empowers and engages youth as community assets, change agents, and ambassadors for mental wellness on their school campuses and in the larger community. Youth and Family CollectiveCollective Impact PRO believes that serving youth in the Sacramento region is more effectively and sustainably done in collaboration with other like-minded partners. As such, in 2017, PRO began leading The Youth and Family Collective (YFC) - an initiative bringing together organizations to help youth, families, and nonprofit organizations to learn, earn, and thrive. The YFC builds on existing community assets and works to foster connections and align programs and services, support capacity building for community organizations, and drive collaborative programs. To date, over seventy organizations have engaged in YFC programs and projects. These programs include: #SacYouthWorks, a youth work-based learning program implemented in collaboration with the City of Sacramento and dozens of community-based organizations; #MindOneSix, equipping youth with knowledge and skills to serve as change-agents to improve mental wellness for themselves, peers, families, and community; and The STEP Up Program, YFCs inaugural pilot, bringing together six nonprofits to provide wrap-around support for individuals impacted by the War on Drugs.
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 November 6, 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 February 1982.
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 November 4, 2026.
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