YouthWorks of Santa Fe
Geared for Success!
YouthWorks of Santa Fe
EIN: 85-0480524
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
YouthWorks Opportunity Youth Programs & Services
Santa Fe Youth Corps - Crews of youth and young adults are recruited, hired and paid to train as team members to work together to restore community environmental resources and also, through its Food Corps, assists with emergency food and meal supplies.
Workforce Innovation Program – An apprenticeship program developed by YouthWorks in partnership with local businesses.
Santa Fe YouthBuild – A federally-funded employment and training program featuring construction trades training and culinary arts industry training.
Social Justice Kitchen Culinary Program – A youth-operated, culinary arts training program with a food truck, cafe, and catering.
Case Management -wrap-around resource navigation services
Alternative Education School of Success – Providing GED preparation, tutoring, and alternative education.
Juvenile Justice Community-Based Intervention-community-engagement with prevention, peer mediation, workforce prep, community service, restorative justice, counseling, etc.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
YouthWorks Opportunity Youth Programs & Services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
CARES ACT and ARPA FUNDS available to support youth and families with housing and utilities and other social and income assistance supports
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
YouthWorks goals are to positively impact the lives of all Santa Fe and northern New Mexico marginalized youth, ages 14-25, through alternative education, work-based learning projects, job skills training and jmeaningful job placements, and projects that benefit the community and the environment. YouthWorks strives to bridge a multitude of opportunities that impart skills, leverage learning toward career pathways, develop leadership skills, and promote youth educational attainment and personal accomplishment through social justice programming that accelerates the possibility of successful lives and futures for all who seek to make gains.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
YouthWorks social justice programmatic model is designed to positively impact youth through mentoring and experiential learning to promote practical skills attainment. YouthWorks imparts social skills; fosters leadership development and community engagement; increases interpersonal and communication skills and develops leadership and responsibility through classroom-based and hands-on education leading to meaningful employment, higher education, and career trajectories.
YouthWorks provides a continuum beyond the organization by bridging job-ready youth to apprenticeships and/or long-term jobs while also positioning youth for career pathway coursework in trades certificate programs or college enrollment. Our young adult engagement model links a combination of youth-centered and client-driven programming in a strategic wrap-around system of services that includes the support of case managers and counselors for navigation toward health, stability, and wellness. YouthWorks array of programs, trainings and paid work opportunities strengthen youth abilities to achieve their educational and employment goals and secure positive outcomes for success, community attachment and increased earning potential and successful futures.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
0.08
Months of cash in 2022 info
0.4
Fringe rate in 2022 info
12%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
YouthWorks of Santa Fe
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
This snapshot of YouthWorks of Santa Fe’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$15,426 | $109,309 | -$25,739 | $90,768 | $411,212 |
As % of expenses | -1.1% | 7.3% | -1.2% | 3.9% | 17.7% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$31,490 | $93,279 | -$44,720 | $71,327 | $391,771 |
As % of expenses | -2.1% | 6.2% | -2.1% | 3.1% | 16.7% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $1,435,461 | $1,601,753 | $2,049,651 | $2,396,465 | $2,731,059 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | -7.1% | 11.6% | 28.0% | 16.9% | 14.0% |
Program services revenue | 0.0% | 28.9% | 45.8% | 44.2% | 63.8% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Government grants | 100.0% | 39.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 0.0% | 31.6% | 54.1% | 55.1% | 35.5% |
Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $1,450,887 | $1,500,392 | $2,075,390 | $2,305,697 | $2,319,847 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | -6.5% | 3.4% | 38.3% | 11.1% | 0.6% |
Personnel | 38.9% | 62.3% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 53.4% |
Professional fees | 0.0% | 5.2% | 15.5% | 8.1% | 17.0% |
Occupancy | 5.5% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 4.4% |
Interest | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 7.8% |
All other expenses | 54.4% | 28.0% | 25.1% | 29.9% | 16.7% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,466,951 | $1,516,422 | $2,094,371 | $2,325,138 | $2,339,288 |
One month of savings | $120,907 | $125,033 | $172,949 | $192,141 | $193,321 |
Debt principal payment | $9,781 | $10,068 | $10,488 | $13,607 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $39,619 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $689,388 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $1,637,258 | $1,651,523 | $2,277,808 | $2,530,886 | $3,221,997 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Months of cash and investments | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cash | -$21,766 | $29,430 | $143,299 | $21,527 | $82,838 |
Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Receivables | $49,362 | $139,537 | $183,291 | $179,918 | $498,219 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $611,031 | $611,031 | $613,332 | $613,332 | $1,302,720 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 14.5% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 23.3% | 12.5% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 64.0% | 60.1% | 72.5% | 55.9% | 60.0% |
Unrestricted net assets | $0 | $269,504 | $224,784 | $296,111 | $687,882 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total net assets | $198,967 | $269,504 | $224,784 | $296,111 | $687,882 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Melynn Schuyler
Melynn Schuyler is the Founder and Executive Director of YouthWorks, a nonprofit, community-based organization that connects marginalized youth to success through innovative programming that offers hands-on workforce training, life skills training, education, counseling and career and college placement. Melynn founded YouthWorks in 2001 and, in the years since, has established it as a model in New Mexico for youth development practices. Originally from the state of Washington, Melynn earned her BA from Boston University and her MA in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy from the Phillips Graduate Institute in California. With nearly 21 years in operation, YouthWorks is a recognized, trusted and highly relevant youth-serving organization, making a difference in the lives of at-risk youth in the region. YouthWorks is known widely as a regional resource hub for all youth and young adults who are seeking the pathways to completing their education, learning job skills and life skills
Co Principal Officer
John Paul Granillo
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
YouthWorks of Santa Fe
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
YouthWorks of Santa Fe
Board of directorsas of 06/12/2023
Board of directors data
Vicki Gage
City of Santa Fe, Retired, Human Resources
Richard Jones
Retired State NM DFA
Laine Renfro
Retired Nonprofit Director, Teen Pregnancy Coalition
David Cartwright
Chairman of the Board, Gene Autry Museum, Attorney
Tom Jensen
Attorney, Small Business Owner
Beverly DeHerrera Morris
Office Manager, Dental Hygiene of Santa Fe
Elizabeth Jeffreys
Attorney
David del Mauro
Marketing Professional
Jim Hands
Structural Engineer
Andrea Rios
Branch Manager, State Employees Credit Union
Isaac Hammond-Paul
Housing Advisor, Homewise
Melynn Schuyler
Executive Director, YouthWorks
Kai Porter
Communications Executive, PNM
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
Last updated: 06/10/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.