Cambridge Young Womens Christian Association

Analysis

Cambridge Young Womens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1936, 90 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cambridge Young Womens Christian Association reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.3m (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cambridge Young Womens Christian Association sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women & Childrens Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen ($2.3m), New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault ($2.3m) and Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $729k. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 25 employees.