California Youth Connection

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1990

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

David Channer

Phone

4154425060

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

California Youth Connection, founded in 1990, is a community nonprofit that reported $1.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 44% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $2.5M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 68% operating deficit.

Mission

CYC was established in 1988 after several years of increasing youth participation in California. CYC opened a statewide office in San Francisco in 1995, and transitioned to a fully remote workforce across the state in 2024. Our membership continues to expand and improve communication and coordination among the local chapters. Since the statewide office opened, the number of CYC chapters has increased over 200%. This growth reflects the tremendous positive response to CYC around the state, from social services executives and legislators, to the youth themselves. Consequently, CYCs members now sit on numerous policy committees within the child welfare field, and CYC, as an organization, has contributed greatly to the body of knowledge on how youth believe the foster care system can be improved. CYC members and staff also coordinate two statewide conferences per year where youth assemble to study issues, receive training on leadership and the legislative process, meet with lawmakers and p

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,005,060 Revenue: $23,028

Member Engagement:On a statewide level California Youth Connection (CYC) operates within 6 regions, with 35 chapters on a local level and selects and works on county policy issues that they believe could be improved. Chapters meet twice a month and consider ways to educate local policy makers about their experiences in care and their recommendations for change. Since California has a state-run, county-administered child welfare system, youth understand that some local policies can be changed, which will impact foster youth throughout their county. CYCs work provides valuable insights into ways to improve service delivery for foster youth. CYC has established a strong reputation as a credible organization that brings the views of foster youth to the forefront. The Youth Offering Unique Tangible Help Training Project (YTP), a nonprofit program that provides development services to youth and training opportunities to child welfare professionals, became a part of CYCs program effective February 13, 2012. CYC acquired Foster Youth In Action (FYIA) in July, 2021. FYIAs mission is building a movement led by a network of foster-led groups and people with lived experience to dismantle oppressive child welfare systems, redistribute power, and build new systems of healing and well-being. We do this through collective leadership, grassroots organizing, and creating a national peoples agenda that can be used to leverage systemic change in policy, practice, and legislative change at the local, state, and national level.

Program 2

California Youth Connection is a nonprofit advocacy/youth leadership organization composed of current and former foster youth that strive to improve the foster care system by making it possible for the youth to have a say in how child welfare services are delivered. With 35 county-based chapters throughout California, CYC works at the state and local levels to educate legislators and policy makers about how policies and programs affect foster youth. Current or former foster youth members sit on, and participate in, committees and give presentations throughout the state on their experiences in foster care and their recommendations for change. One of the primary goals of the organization is to improve social work practice and policy by empowering youth to articulate how things can be done differently.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,427,297

Program Service Revenue $23,028

Investment Income $24

Other Revenue $13,382

TOTAL REVENUE $1,463,731

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,900,328

Fundraising Expenses $52,695

Program Expenses $2,005,060

Other Expenses $565,777

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,466,105

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,463,731	$2,601,293	-0.4%
Expenses	$2,466,105	$3,331,874	-0.3%
Net Income	$-1,002,374	$-730,581	+0.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Rob Woronoff	Interim ED	40.00		$134,386	$0	$134,386
Julissa Castillo	COO	40.00		$91,574	$0	$91,574
David Channer	Board President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Robin Allen	Interim Sec.	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Sandy Tan	Interim Treas.	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Darryn Green	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Joshua Elizondo	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Aaron Polanco	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jordan Sosa	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anthony Stover	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Carolyn Reyes	Executive Dir.	45.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,463,731	$2,466,105	$1,129,074	$-1,002,374
2024	$2,601,293	$3,331,874	$2,112,969	$-730,581
2023	$3,037,210	$3,426,800	$3,002,117	$-389,590
2022	$2,553,119	$2,425,051	$3,282,854	$128,068
2021	$3,320,638	$2,041,668	$3,103,566	$1,278,970
2020	$2,743,610	$2,145,585	$1,760,489	$598,025
2019	$2,855,909	$2,370,244	$1,257,527	$485,665
2018	$2,936,851	$2,667,313	$909,487	$269,538
2018	$2,936,851	$2,667,313	$909,487	$269,538