Parent company profile
Eckerd Connects
Also known as Eckerd Youth Alternatives
Eckerd Connects is a parent company based in Clearwater, FL. Kids Over Profits has records of 26 programs it has run in 8 states and countries, 5 of them open.
Programs it has run
26 on record, open ones first.
- Central LA Juvenile Justice
- Eckerd Connects Boys Residential Academy at Candor
- Eckerd Connects Boys Residential Academy at Yanceyville
- Eckerd Connects E-Nini-Hassee
- Eckerd Connects Girls Residential Academy at Kerr Lake
- Camp E-How-Kee
- Camp E-Hun-Tee
- Camp E-Kel-Etu
- Camp E-Ma-Chamee
- Camp E-Ma-Henwu
- Camp E-Ma-Laku
- Camp E-Mun-Talee
- Camp E-Tik-Etu
- Camp E-Toh-Anee
- Camp E-Toh-Kalu
- Camp E-Tu-Makee
- Camp E-Tu-Nake
- Camp E-Wen-Akee
- Eckerd Academy at Deer Lodge
- Eckerd Comprehensive Youth Treatment Program
- Eckerd Connects Boys Residential Academy at Boomer
- Eckerd Intensive Halfway House
- Eckerd Re-Entry Program
- Eckerd Treatment Program for Girls - Vernon Place
- Eckerd Youth Academy
- Eckerd Youth Development Center
News coverage
- Patterson School may become facility for troubled teens (2021-02-14)
- Hillsborough judge blasts Eckerd foster care workers for skipping court (2018-06-11)
- They weren’t faking: 12 young detainees who died while under Florida’s care (2017-12-28)
- Eckerd Kids shuts down troubled out-of-hours teen center (2017-05-10)
- Reform school failure: Another sign of TYC chaos (2011-08-09)
- Eckerd camp to close (2011-04-15)
- Lowgap wilderness camp to close (2010-12-01)
- DCF closes investigation of Eckerd youth camp (2009-07-28)
- Eckerd camp to cease operations (2009-06-18)
- The Privatization of Eckerd Academy (2008-06-23)
- Teens learn to face consequences at reform school (2008-04-13)
- Eckerd youth camp counselor arrested on sex charges (2007-04-16)
- Mom 'never the same' after child's death (2005-12-01)
- Agency condemns camp's conduct (2005-09-27)
- Boy, 12, dies after restraint at camp (2005-09-26)
- Mistake at Camp Meant Death (2004-04-11)
- Federal lawsuit filed in death of Ocala youth at detention camp (2001-07-10)
- Boy's death spurs call for inquiry (2000-03-07)
Nonprofit tax filings
The yearly returns (IRS Form 990) of the nonprofit behind this company, from the IRS through ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer.
Eckerd Youth Alternatives Inc
EIN 59-2551416, Clearwater, FL. Filed with the IRS as human services, tax-exempt since 2015. Every filing on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Paid to officers and directors | Assets at year end | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2024 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2023 | $164,214,895 | $162,149,352 | $2,603,698 | $94,538,672 | Form 990 |
| 2022 | $312,276,414 | $309,297,365 | $3,364,498 | $104,085,473 | Form 990 |
| 2021 | $351,933,272 | $346,399,117 | $3,022,205 | $110,844,263 | Form 990 |
| 2020 | $284,729,353 | $282,644,265 | $1,727,140 | $95,342,541 | Form 990 |
| 2019 | $236,540,388 | $233,314,537 | $1,644,625 | $76,619,268 | Form 990 |
| 2018 | $224,534,432 | $224,979,387 | $1,745,429 | $69,980,439 | Form 990 |
| 2017 | $212,989,553 | $211,931,802 | $1,574,476 | $70,853,528 | Form 990 |
| 2016 | $193,186,922 | $188,598,473 | $1,406,707 | $70,102,836 | Form 990 |
Earlier years (14)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Paid to officers and directors | Assets at year end | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $172,147,871 | $170,048,946 | $1,523,163 | $67,431,368 | Form 990 |
| 2014 | $155,405,315 | $154,033,328 | $2,098,400 | $60,929,038 | Form 990 |
| 2013 | $153,259,471 | $151,673,476 | $851,440 | $51,019,398 | Form 990 |
| 2012 | $89,945,590 | $92,624,748 | $821,543 | $52,583,982 | Form 990 |
| 2011 | $99,856,688 | $100,140,016 | $925,157 | $55,942,654 | Form 990 |
| 2010 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2009 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2008 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2007 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2006 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2005 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2004 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2003 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2002 | Form 990 |
Business filings
This company's registrations with the states, as their business registers list them.
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.
Florida nonprofit corporation, document N08742, filed April 16, 1985, active (last annual report 2026). Federal employer number 59-2551416. Florida's record of it
- Principal address
- 100 N Starcrest Drive, Clearwater, FL, 33765
- Officers on file
- Michael Smith, President
- Michael Goodwin, Director
- David Bennett, Director
- Joseph W. Clark, Director
- Laura Hunt, Secretary
- Laura Hunt, Secretary
- Registered agent
- Cogency Global Inc.
Filings since it was formed
- June 17, 1985: Amendment
- August 28, 1985: Amendment
- January 8, 1998: Name change amendment
- March 5, 2025: Amendment
Trade names it registered
- Eckerd Connects Academy
- Eckerd Connects
- Eckerd Connects
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc
Foreign nonprofit corporation, document 20121699798, good standing (last annual report 2025). Colorado's record of it
- Principal address
- 100 N Starcrest Dr, Clearwater, FL, 33765
- Registered agent
- Cogency Global Inc.
Filings since it was formed
- December 22, 2012: Apply for Foreign Entity Authority To transact business in Colorado, as Eckerd Youth Alternatives
Documents
Filed under its programs
21 documents across 5 programs: inspection reports, court records, clippings and more, each on its program page.
From the Unsilenced archive
26 documents about Eckerd Connects that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their folders: Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Eckerd Youth Alternatives.
Documents
- Additional Links for Eckerd Youth Alternatives Programs.xlsx
- Additional Links for Eckerd Youth Alternatives.xlsx
- Additional Links for Eckerd Youth Alternatives.xlsx
- Bobby M. v. Chiles.pdf
- Campbell v. Sec'y for the Dep't of Corr.pdf
- Childhood_reflected_teen_killer_s_destiny___Part_1___1985_08_25.pdf
- Childhood_reflected_teen_killer_s_destiny___Part_2___1985_08_25.pdf
- Cupid v. Eckerd Youth Alternatives.pdf
- Dahl v. Eckerd Family Youth Alternatives, Inc.pdf
- E.J. v. Eckerd Youth Alternatives.pdf
- Eckerd Youth Alts., Inc. v. Pytel.pdf
- In re Marriage Of Sandy J. Wiegele.pdf
- Knight v. Fla. Dep't of Corr.pdf
- Knight v. State.pdf
- M.T. v. Eckerd Youth Alternatives.pdf
- Metcalf v. Eckerd Youth Alternatives.pdf
- Parents_send_teens_in_trouble_to_camp___Part_1___2008_04_13.pdf
- Parents_send_teens_in_trouble_to_camp___Part_2___2008_04_13.pdf
- R.J. v. Eckerd Youth Alternatives.pdf
- Rowe v. Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.pdf
- Smith v. State.pdf
- Teens_learn_to_face_up_to_consequences___Part_1___2008_04_13.pdf
- Teens_learn_to_face_up_to_consequences___Part_2___2008_04_13.pdf
- Wayward_kids_may_go_to_boot_camp___1991_05_08.pdf
- Williams v. Eckerd Youth Challenge Program.pdf
- Williams v. Nugent.pdf
Websites
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