Mission
TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE SAFETY, STABILITY, AND ENDURING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. CEDARS FOUNDING AND ENDURING PRIORITY IS SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED, OR ARE VULNERABLE TO, ABUSE, NEGLECT AND/OR HOMELESSNESS.
Public Charity
CEDARS YOUTH SERVICES INC
Based in LINCOLN, NE, CEDARS YOUTH SERVICES INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $18.1M in revenue, $17.8M in expenses, $6.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 66 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $14.6M.
EIN: 470551975
LINCOLN, NE
Arts & Culture
NTEE: A20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.1M
Total Expenses$17.8M
Total Assets$6.0M
Grant Records66
Funding Total$14.6M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Cedars Youth Services Inc
How Cedars Youth Services Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $86 for programs
$63
Emergency services for kids for children and youth unable to live at home due to neglect, abuse, homelessness, runaway, or other family crises, cedars provides an individualized array…
$15
Family preservation focusing on maintaining positive family and community connections, these prevention and early intervention services are provided to assist families in remaining intact and to reunify those…
$8
Youth intervention services for youth who are at risk for or who have committed law violations, cedars provides positive youth development programs to prevent subsequent law violations and…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SUPPORT FOR YOUTH PR
$1,813,526
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION - COMMUNITY RESPONSE INITIATIVE
$354,850
PROGRAM OPERATING COST
$255,600
General support
$46,336
DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$35,448
Showing up to 5 of 66 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Bill Ellerbee
VICE CHAIR
Chris Wagner
TREASURER AN
Cindy Rudolph
DIRECTOR
Dan Parsons
DIRECTOR
Dr Jeanetter Jones
DIRECTOR
Dr Lance Perez
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18.1M | $17.8M | $6.0M |
| 2024 | $18.2M | $17.7M | $5.6M |
| 2023 | $16.5M | $15.7M | $5.0M |
| 2021 | $13.4M | $12.4M | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $11.6M | $11.5M | $4.3M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $11.6M to $18.1M (+55%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.