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YOUTH FOCUS INC

EIN 23-7378057 CHARLOTTE, NC

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Revenue 2024
$3,102,461
Expenses 2024
$2,589,337

Program services were 89.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P730
Classification
1000
Street
6220 THERMAL RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

3 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

"HELPING YOUTH ACHIEVE SAFETY, SECURITY AND SUCCESS." PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH IN GUILFORD COUNTY; THOSE WHO ARE AT-RISK, IN CRISIS, HAVE RUNAWAY, AND/OR ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. YOUTH FOCUS PROVIDES NEEDED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING SO YOUTH RECEIVE THE HELP THEY NEED TODAY SO THEY CAN HAVE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDING PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

  • ACT TOGETHER IS AN EMERGENCY AND CRISIS SHELTER FOR MALE, FEMALE, AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING YOUTH AGES 11 TO 17 WHO HAVE RUN AWAY, ARE EXPERIENCING A FAMILY CRISIS, ARE THE VICTIMS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT, OR ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR OTHER REASONS. THE MAXIMUM STAY IS 21 DAYS, AND REFERRALS CAN BE MADE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. 109 YOUTH SERVED.

    Expenses $847,241 · Revenue $564,114

  • THE HEARTH TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPERVISED HOUSING FOR MALE, FEMALE AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING YOUTH AGES 18-21 FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS. DURING THEIR STAY IN THE PROGRAM, ALL OF A YOUTH'S LIVING EXPENSES ARE TAKEN CARE OF SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON ACCOMPLISHING GOALS THAT WILL ENSURE SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE. EACH YOUTH SETS GOALS SPECIFIC TO THEIR SITUATION TO TRANSITION FROM THE PROGRAM TO STABLE HOUSING, OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND/OR COLLEGE DEGREE, RECEIVE NEEDED VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO GAIN AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT, DEVELOP PERMANENT CONNECTIONS WITH CARING ADULTS, AND IMPROVE THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. DURING THEIR STAY IN THE PROGRAM, THEY GAIN LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS CONFLICT RESOLUTION, MONEY MANAGEMENT, MEAL PLANNING AND PREPARATION, GOAL SETTING, AND MORE. 18 YOUTH SERVED.

    Expenses $456,538

  • SAFE HAVEN PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT SERVICES AND CONNECTION TO MAINSTREAM BENEFITS FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ON SITE AND TELEHEALTH CLINICAL SUPPORT FROM LICENSED THERAPISTS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE COORDINATOR TO RUN THE OUTREACH PROGRAM CONNECTING YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY TO YOUTH FOCUS' SERVICES.

    Expenses $423,500

  • MY SISTER SUSAN'S HOUSE, HEARTH BEYOND

    Expenses $590,784 · Revenue $66,082

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cynithia Graves

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eoin O'Sullivan

    FINANCE CHAIR/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurie Ford

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Summer Foster

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amber Khan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Harrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carey Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edgar Cross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Greer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacy James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Manuel Gomez

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $197,919
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $164,180
    Other
    $33,739
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $164,180 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,939 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $197,919 related
  • N Craig Bass

    CEO, AYN

    Total calculated
    $284,852
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $258,139
    Other
    $26,713
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $258,139 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,589 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,124 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $284,852 related
  • Sarah Roethlinger

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $109,319
    From this org
    $87,822
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,497
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,102,461
    Expenses
    $2,589,337
    Contributions
    $2,421,587
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,496,845
    Expenses
    $2,388,399
    Contributions
    $1,994,143
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,949,305
    Expenses
    $2,017,997
    Contributions
    $1,505,623
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,726,264
    Expenses
    $1,897,370
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,741,963
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,763,162
    Expenses
    $1,879,431
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,091,315
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,620,412
    Expenses
    $4,438,750
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,161,850
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,537,032
    Expenses
    $6,718,379
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,634,961
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,649,686
    Expenses
    $6,616,714
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,832,627
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,437,565
    Expenses
    $6,524,784
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,859,016
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,371,444
    Expenses
    $6,486,848
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,013,116
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,629,034
    Expenses
    $6,642,975
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,167,200
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,952,129
    Expenses
    $7,130,312
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,426,058
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $7,826,890
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,656,552

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.