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PICO YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER

EIN 48-1269398 SANTA MONICA, CA

Revenue 2023
$259,755
Expenses 2023
$242,947

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O50
Classification
1200
Street
715 PICO BLVD

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).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EQUIP DISENFRANCHISED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE. PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY MODELING COOPERATION AND ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EQUIP YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH SKILLS AND TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

  • PICO YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER (PYFC) STARTED AS A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT ADDRESSING GANG VIOLENCE AND SYSTEMIC RACISM AGAINST BLACK AND LATINO YOUTH IN THE BEACHSIDE CITY OF SANTA MONICA. NEIGHBORING THE INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS VENICE BEACH BOARDWALK AND MALIBU COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, SANTA MONICA IS A YEAR-ROUND TOURIST ATTRACTION BOASTING SOME OF THE BEST BEACHES IN THE WORLD. MOST VISITORS, HOWEVER, ARE UNAWARE OF THE HISTORY OF SYSTEMIC RACISM AND VIOLENCE IN LOS ANGELES' "WESTSIDE" BEACH COMMUNITIES. IT WAS IN THE MIDST OF 1990S WHEN STREET VIOLENCE IN MOST U.S. CITIES SKYROCKETED, THAT PYFC WAS FORMED, AS A RESPONSE AND COMMUNITY OUTCRY AGAINST 64 GANG-RELATED YOUTH HOMICIDES IN THE PICO NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAS SINCE GROWN INTO A PROMINENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING THOUSANDS OF YOUTH FROM ALL OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY.SINCE 2002, PYFC HAS EMPOWERED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 8-26 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGHPROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN MUSIC, FILM, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVE ARTS,FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.PYFC HAS MORE THAN 22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN YOUTH-LED CAMPAIGNS THAT BRING POSITIVE CHANGE. OUR MODEL OF DIRECT SERVICES ANDORGANIZING HAS RESULTED IN CHANGES TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, INCREASED FUNDING TO AFTER-SCHOOLPROGRAMMING AND REFORM TO RACIST STUDENT DISCIPLINE POLICIES. YOUTH-LED INITIATIVES HAVE ALSO LED TOIMPROVED CROSSWALKS CLOSE TO SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONALORGANIZATIONS HAS LED TO INCREASED ADVOCACY FOR ETHNIC STUDIES STATEWIDE.THE TRAINING, CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND SUPPORT YOUTH FIND AT PYFC, INSPIRE A HOPEFUL VISION FORMARGINALIZED YOUTH THAT CONFRONT GANGS, VIOLENCE AND SELF-DESTRUCTION ON A DAILY BASIS. YOUTH VISIT PYFCFROM ALL PARTS OF LOS ANGELES AND WE ARE PROUD TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING AND SAFE SPACE FOR ALL YOUTH TOLEARN CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH WORKSHOPS THAT DISCUSS HISTORY, SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND IDENTITY. OURCOMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE ENSURES INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS.WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT DIVERSITY IN OUR WALKS IN LIFE MAKES US STRONGER. OUR STRIDES IN GANG PREVENTIONAND VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT ALLOW US TO ENGAGE AT-RISK COMMUNITIES WITH TANGIBLE PATHS TO IMPROVE THEIRCIRCUMSTANCES, WHILE OUR EFFORTS IN MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION AND ARTS EXPOSURE FURTHER ENRICH THE PROSPECTS OF OUR YOUTH'S LIVES.OUR LOCATION PUTS US IN THE VICINITY OF A NUMBER OF LGBTQIA+ ALLIES IN THE FORM OF BUSINESS OWNERS,COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND PARTICIPATING STAKEHOLDERS WHO WE HOPE TO SERVE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS THEY VOICE. THE DIVERSITY OF PYFC RESTS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION OF EXPOSING COMMUNITIES TO THE BEST PARTS OF SANTA MONICA AND CELEBRATING THE AUTHENTICITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES BY PROVIDING VENUES FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN ALL LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY, FILM & MUSIC TRAINING, DIALOGUE CIRCLES, FIELD TRIPS, WELLNESS AND MINDFULNESS TRAINING, WE PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO BE MINDFUL OF THEIR POWER AS CREATORS AND AS CHANGE AGENTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. STUDENTS WILL FIND THEIR VOICE AS LEADERS AND DEVELOP THE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS NECESSARY TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.

    Expenses $205,138 · Grants $3,675 · Revenue $15,115

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ALEX ALDANA

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $20,000
    From this org
    $20,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • OSCAR DE LA TORRE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $15,000
    From this org
    $15,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • RUBEN PACHECO

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HENRY GUZMAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR ELIAS SERNA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM WOODS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASHIL SRIVASTAVA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAVIER RODRIGUEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $259,755
    Expenses
    $242,947
    Contributions
    $230,326
    Grants paid
    $3,675
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $191,824
    Expenses
    $285,679
    Contributions
    $167,852
    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
    $135,696
    Expenses
    $287,745
    Assets (EOY)
    $878,771

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $158,192
    Expenses
    $268,695
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,173,902

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $156,524
    Expenses
    $292,329
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,086,719

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $188,549
    Expenses
    $298,572
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,193,236

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $169,808
    Expenses
    $266,263
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,239,477

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $169,808
    Expenses
    $266,263
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,239,477

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $186,534
    Expenses
    $297,569
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,293,566

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $104,175
    Expenses
    $329,435
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,276,096

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $230,322
    Expenses
    $425,284
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,528,198

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $331,312
    Expenses
    $230,384
    Assets (EOY)
    $261,860

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2012

Tax period
1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013
Principal officer
Oscar De La Torre
Mailing address
715 Pico BlvdSanta Monica CA 90405
Website
www.picoyouth.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

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

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 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.