Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

Youth Guidance

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % YOUT
Other · CHICAGO, IL · EIN 36-2167032

About

A leader in social and emotional development, community engagement, and positive youth development, Youth Guidance has strategically created programs to address community needs across four delivery areas: Community & Afterschool Programs (CAP), Counseling & Prevention, and Career Readiness & Success (CRS), and EVOLVE.

In care of YOUT

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
759
Volunteers
202

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$44.3M
Expenses
$54.7M
Assets
$45.6M
Liabilities
$5.5M

Financial history

$59.0M$29.5M$0
16171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $44.3M · Peak FY2022: $59.0M · Avg: $37.1M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$121K
Grants Given
YOUTH GUIDANCE
Your actions

Address

1 N LA Salle ST STE 900
Chicago, IL, 60602-390

Governance

Voting board members40
Independent members40
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Permanent endowment %1.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Public records
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Full 990 PDFs going back to 2001, plus parsed financial extracts. The easiest place to read actual filings.
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search
IRS-side authoritative source. Confirms current exempt status and pulls the latest determination letter.
These open in a new tab. AllCiv doesn't host filings directly — these are the authoritative public-record sources.