Youth development nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
7,397 youth development organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 85.5%, management and general 10.5%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 7.8 months; 47.0% report paying at least one officer or key employee.
Source: IRS Form 990 / 990-EZ e-file releases (public domain) joined with the Exempt Organizations Business Master File for NTEE codes; one latest return per EIN; universe = revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026, expenses above zero, 50 states + DC. Medians over filers reporting the field; management and fundraising shares count Form 990 filers only (990-EZ has no split). Data as of 2026-10-31.
Medians here (bar) vs all 226,109 filers nationally (mark):
| Revenue band | Filers | Pay anyone | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD 100k-250k | 2,902 | 28% | $19,230 | $38,500 | $60,000 |
| USD 250k-500k | 1,608 | 44% | $37,100 | $60,000 | $79,516 |
| USD 500k-1M | 1,266 | 58% | $62,715 | $82,878 | $103,846 |
| USD 1M-5M | 1,621 | 74% | $92,308 | $119,530 | $150,692 |
Top officer = the highest reportable compensation from the organization among the officers, directors, key and highest-compensated employees listed on Form 990 Part VII or 990-EZ Part IV (title and amount only, never a name). Percentiles cover filers that pay anyone; a dash means fewer than 10 of them. Benefits and deferred pay excluded.
By state
States with 20 or more filers link to a page with the full band table and bars.
| State | Filers | Program median | Reserves (mo) | Top pay median, 500k-1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 98 | 83.9% | 10.8 | — |
| Alaska | 24 | 81.1% | 7.2 | — |
| Arizona | 100 | 81.7% | 10.8 | $81,377 |
| Arkansas | 65 | 82.2% | 10.7 | — |
| California | 920 | 85.0% | 6.4 | $91,528 |
| Colorado | 171 | 83.1% | 7.1 | $91,909 |
| Connecticut | 101 | 83.4% | 9.4 | — |
| Delaware | 27 | 85.9% | 10.2 | — |
| District of Columbia | 59 | 80.1% | 6.9 | — |
| Florida | 435 | 87.7% | 6.1 | $83,714 |
| Georgia | 264 | 88.9% | 5.2 | $72,904 |
| Hawaii | 35 | 85.3% | 6.9 | — |
| Idaho | 38 | 86.1% | 14.8 | — |
| Illinois | 274 | 85.0% | 6.4 | $83,923 |
| Indiana | 199 | 89.0% | 12.9 | $89,923 |
| Iowa | 74 | 86.0% | 15.0 | — |
| Kansas | 63 | 82.0% | 7.0 | $76,160 |
| Kentucky | 66 | 84.7% | 10.5 | — |
| Louisiana | 89 | 85.7% | 7.7 | — |
| Maine | 46 | 77.7% | 13.2 | — |
| Maryland | 182 | 87.9% | 5.3 | $93,000 |
| Massachusetts | 210 | 80.8% | 8.8 | $87,409 |
| Michigan | 202 | 82.8% | 10.6 | $71,138 |
| Minnesota | 198 | 92.6% | 7.8 | $69,333 |
| Mississippi | 42 | 83.9% | 8.4 | — |
| Missouri | 128 | 83.0% | 14.7 | $81,590 |
| Montana | 55 | 78.6% | 13.6 | — |
| Nebraska | 71 | 86.8% | 6.8 | — |
| Nevada | 44 | 84.5% | 5.4 | — |
| New Hampshire | 38 | 80.9% | 18.8 | — |
| New Jersey | 156 | 87.6% | 7.3 | $78,232 |
| New Mexico | 48 | 85.4% | 10.3 | — |
| New York | 439 | 84.5% | 5.6 | $99,918 |
| North Carolina | 187 | 86.5% | 7.5 | $69,780 |
| North Dakota | 33 | 91.7% | 13.8 | — |
| Ohio | 244 | 85.2% | 6.8 | $62,295 |
| Oklahoma | 77 | 86.2% | 11.5 | — |
| Oregon | 121 | 83.0% | 9.7 | $88,390 |
| Pennsylvania | 298 | 83.0% | 8.8 | $82,878 |
| Rhode Island | 21 | 78.9% | 10.0 | — |
| South Carolina | 90 | 87.8% | 5.8 | — |
| South Dakota | 31 | 82.6% | 16.0 | — |
| Tennessee | 136 | 82.2% | 8.6 | $75,166 |
| Texas | 542 | 89.9% | 7.1 | $77,146 |
| Utah | 50 | 88.2% | 8.2 | — |
| Vermont | 28 | 77.8% | 9.6 | — |
| Virginia | 168 | 87.6% | 10.9 | $76,484 |
| Washington | 205 | 81.8% | 7.3 | $92,292 |
| West Virginia | 35 | 86.8% | 9.5 | — |
| Wisconsin | 140 | 85.1% | 11.9 | $88,472 |
| Wyoming | 30 | 83.7% | 18.8 | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a youth development organization vs the 10 closest named peers on top officer pay, expense split, reserves and revenue mix, with a filing link per peer; USD 79 adds the one-page comparability data sheet for the board file. Checkout opens shortly; the free lookup and pages work meanwhile.
NTEE group O as assigned in the Business Master File (code list). Codes can lag an organization's real activity; the paid report uses the 3-character code and lets you swap a peer once for free.