Youth Law Center
Donations deductibleYouth Law Center's network
9 people5 organisationsi9 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
9 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Singleton Chair (also filed as Joy Singleton) | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bill Koski | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Heidi Foreman | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Howard Talenfeld | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Howard F Fine (also filed as Howard Fine) | SNR Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mark Soler | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mehrzad Khajenoori | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Matthew R Gemello (also filed as Matthew Gemello) | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nicholas Lupisella | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy Hudson | Qpi National Director | 2022 |
| Brian Blalock | Staff Attorney | since 2022 |
| Carole Shauffer | Senior Director | since 2019 |
| Erin Palacios | Staff Attorney | since 2020 |
| Jamie Averett | Quality Parenting Iniative | since 2019 |
| Jennifer Pokempner | Senior Policy Director | since 2022 |
| Jennifer Rodriguez | Execitive Director | since 2019 |
| Kathryn Bliss | Senior Advocate | 2023 |
| Kisha Queeley | Controller | since 2022 |
| Kristin Moore | Qpi Business and Growth Director | since 2022 |
| Lauren Brady | Managing Director | since 2022 |
| Lucy Carter | Advocay Policy | 2019 |
| Maria Ramiu | Managing Director | since 2019 |
| Meredith Desaultes Taft | Staff Attorney | since 2022 |
| Terry Harrak | Qpi Manager | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Rodriguez | Executive Director | 40 | $223k | ||
| Brian Blalock | Sr. Directing Attorney | 40 | $133k | ||
| Kisha Queeley | Director of Finance | 40 | $128k | ||
| Kristin Moore | Qpi Director of Business & Growth | 40 | $118k | ||
| Jennifer Pokempner | Sr. Policy Director | 40 | $118k | ||
| Terry Harrak | Qpi Senior Manager | 40 | $116k | ||
| Joy Singleton | Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Howard Fine | Sr. Vice Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Gemello | Vice Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Mehrzad Khajenoori | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Foreman | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Denise Glagau | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Bil Koski | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Mark Soler | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Howard Talenfeld | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Larry Bolton | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Youth Law Center
- EIN
- 941715280
- Address
- 832 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107-4502
- State
- California
- Mission
- Protection of the rights of minors. Provide legal education, counsel, legal representation and general assistance in the reform of the law regarding the rights of minors. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80Z Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Jennifer Rodriguez (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1972
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJoy Singleton
≥7years on the filingsBill Koski
≥7years on the filingsHeidi Foreman
≥7years on the filingsHoward F Fine
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.9m
- Total liabilities
- $1.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.9m
- Program service revenue
- $1.7m
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 20
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.7m | $5.1m | $642k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.