Youth Villages CEO salary and executive pay
Youth Villages paid its CEO, Patrick W Lawler, $1,561,132 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $176,974 (12.8%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $483,465,306, up 17.4% from $411,645,610 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Youth Villages ranks 4th of 17 human services nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Youth Villages has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 58-1716970, Memphis, TN.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,561,132
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Matthew Stone (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $341,627; Tanya Anderson (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $327,705; Paul Enderson (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $301,029.
- Total revenue
- $483,465,306
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 40%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202523529349300822.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 125th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.32% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Patrick W Lawler CEO CEO | $1,561,132 |
| Hugh A GregoryCFO | $801,243 |
| Fred G ThomasonCMO | $692,024 |
| Latonya PendletonCHRO | $469,814 |
| Melanie C KromerCOO | $469,447 |
Also paid on the latest return: Robert E Paine (COO), $462,598; Deneen M Aceto (MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINAN), $437,502; Edward C Reyle (COS), $431,323; Scott Palmer (CIO), $397,641; Matthew Stone (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $341,627; Catherine Smith (MANAGING DIRECTOR - BUSINE), $332,425; Tanya Anderson (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $327,705; Lisa Copeland (MANAGING DIRECTOR - PLACEM), $319,389; Jamesa Fannin (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - RESID), $317,839; John Norris (MANAGING DIRECTOR - GENERA), $316,310; Paul Enderson (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $301,029; Caroline Hannah (MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMM), $289,196; Sarah Hurley (MANAGING DIRECTOR - DATA S), $286,941; Rececca Hancock (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - RESID), $273,449; Lori Sustek (STATE DIRECTOR CBP MA), $272,267; and 10 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Michael Bruns (CHAIR EMERITUS), Mark Allen (VICE CHAIR), Frederick Burns (SECRETARY), Gerald Laurain (TREASURER), Tyrone Burroughs (DIRECTOR), Amy Crate (DIRECTOR), Jamere Jackson (DIRECTOR), Elizabeth Rose (DIRECTOR), Gary Shorb (DIRECTOR), Rufus Smith (DIRECTOR), Matt Tarkenton (DIRECTOR), Kevin Thompson (DIRECTOR), David Tyler (DIRECTOR), Monica Wharton (DIRECTOR).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Patrick W Lawler CEO CEO | $1,561,132 | $483,465,306 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Patrick W Lawler CEO CEO | $1,384,158 | $411,645,610 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Patrick W Lawler CEO CEO | $1,300,886 | $342,204,199 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Patrick W Lawler CEO CEO | $1,186,640 | $291,474,634 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202523529349300822.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Patrick W LawlerCEO | $1,513,424 | $47,708 | $1,513,424 | $0 | $0 | $30,500 | $17,208 | $1,561,132 |
| Hugh A GregoryCFO | $745,341 | $55,902 | $745,341 | $0 | $0 | $30,500 | $25,402 | $801,243 |
| Fred G ThomasonCMO | $644,316 | $47,708 | $644,316 | $0 | $0 | $30,500 | $17,208 | $692,024 |
| Latonya PendletonCHRO | $421,412 | $48,402 | $421,412 | $0 | $0 | $23,000 | $25,402 | $469,814 |
| Melanie C KromerCOO | $413,545 | $55,902 | $413,545 | $0 | $0 | $30,500 | $25,402 | $469,447 |
These figures come from Youth Villages' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Youth Villages compares
Ranked 4th of 17 human services nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 3rd, National Youth Advocate Program, $1,999,291
- Next in this ranking: 5th, Woods System of Care, $1,531,144
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation$973,900 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
KIPP Texas Public Schools$615,123 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Family Health Centers of San Diego$1,449,977 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Southwest Key Programs$1,166,741 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust$3,438,367 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Patrick W Lawler (CEO) was paid $1,561,132 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,513,424 from Youth Villages and $47,708 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Patrick W Lawler, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,561,132.
Youth Villages paid its CEO, Patrick W Lawler, $1,561,132 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $176,974 (12.8%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Patrick W Lawler, paid $1,186,640. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,186,640 (Patrick W Lawler); June 2023, $1,300,886; June 2024, $1,384,158; June 2025, $1,561,132.
Youth Villages' return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $453,777,399 and total revenue of $483,465,306 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $29,687,907. Expenses were $384,174,276 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 18.1%. The CEO's pay of $1,561,132 equals 0.34% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Youth Villages filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on December 18, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.