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US nonprofit · EIN 812600695 · San Francisco, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 812600695) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2015.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

John Burton Advocates for Youth's network

13 people4 organisationsi13 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John L Burton Chair (also filed as John Burton)Chairman2018
8 yrs
Bunny RyderBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Donna LucasBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Jim GonzalezBoard Member2022
4 yrs
John GarciaPresident2018
8 yrs
Katherine FeinsteinBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Kimiko BurtonCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Melanie BlumTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Miles CooleyBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Pat DodsonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Rick MarianoBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Sufi TahbazofBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Tony RuchBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amy LemleyExecutive Dir.since 2018
Deborah RaucherProject Directorsince 2018
Jessica PetrassSr Project Manager2020
Sarah PauterSr. Project Mgr HE2023
Simone TureckDirector of Housin2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Deborah RaucherInterim Executive Director40$152k$8k
Simone Tureck LeeDirector, Housing & Economic Mobili40$151k$14k
Amy LemleyExecutive Director40$146k$15k
Jessica PetrassEducation Director40$129k$22k
Melanie BlumBoard Member4.5$35k
John L BurtonChairman4.5$0
John GarciaPresident4.5$0
Donald MouldsTreasurer10$0
Kimiko BurtonSecretary4.5$0
Miles CooleyBoard Member4.5$0
Ana MatosantosBoard Member4.5$0
Greg LucasBoard Member4.5$0
Eve Maldonado O'TooleBoard Member4.5$0
Mona Pasqual RogersBoard Member4.5$0
Sufi TahbazofBoard Member4.5$0
Teri HolomanBoard Member4.5$0
Bob GirouxBoard Member4.5$0
Jim GonzalezBoard Member4.5$0
Pat DodsonBoard Member4.5$0

About

Legal name
John Burton Advocates for Youth
EIN
812600695
Address
235 Montgomery St Ste 1142, San Francisco, CA, 94104-3004
State
California
Mission
John burton advocates for youth (jbay) improves the quality of life for youth in california who have been in foster care or homeless by advocating for better laws, training communities to strengthen local practices and conducting research to inform policy solutions. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
O12 Youth development
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Youth Development
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
John L Burton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJohn L Burton
≥8years on the filingsDonna Lucas
≥8years on the filingsJohn Garcia
≥8years on the filingsKimiko Burton

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$11.9m
Total liabilities
$294k
Net assets or fund balances
$11.6m
Contributions and grants received
$1.7m
Program service revenue
$496k
Grants and similar paid out
$393k
Employees
10
Volunteers
13

Grants paid

22 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Community College FdnVITA - Tax Project$80k
Sierra Joint Community CollegEducation - Satisfactory Academic P$43k
Bill Wilson CenterVITA - Tax Project$39k
Lutheran Social ServicesVITA - Tax Project$39k
Los Angeles Valley College FoEducation - Satisfactory Academic P$20k
San Francisco CASAVITA - Tax Project$20k
Cabrillo College FoundationEducation - Satisfactory Academic P$18k
Feather River Community ColleEducation - Satisfactory Academic P$10k
Imperial Community College DiEducation - Satisfactory Academic P$10k
AspiranetBurton Critical Needs & Opportunity$9k
Covenant HouseHomekey - Housing Project$9k
Family Assistance ProgramCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
Lakrin Street Youth ServicesCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
Los Angeles LGBT CenterCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
My Friends PlaceCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
Safe Place for YouthCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
San Diego Youth ServicesCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
San Francisco Foster YouthCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
Star VistaCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
Wind Youth Services IncCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
Youth for ChangeCritical Needs for Foster Youth$9k
Childrens Law Center of CaliEducation - Review of SB 12$6k