Young Womens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Lowell, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, Young Womens Christian Association reported income of $927k and spending of $897k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $527k to $927k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Womens Christian Association sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New London Area Food Pantry ($927k), Schenectady Day Nursery Inc ($927k) and Ravenswood Community Services Inc ($927k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $431k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $128k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 13 employees.