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Silver Lining Mentoring Inc

RegisteredEIN 04-3575764Boston, MAChildren and youth development
Income$3.4m2023-12
Spending$3.0msame year
Spent / received66%5-year average
Size in its cause95th pctChildren and youth development
Exempt since2003Publicly supported organisat
Employees25latest return

Analysis

Silver Lining Mentoring Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Silver Lining Mentoring Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $3.4m (-1.5%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Silver Lining Mentoring Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Police Athletic League of Philadelphia ($3.4m), Boys & Girls Club of Lynn ($3.4m) and Boys and Girls Club of Portage County Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $415k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $359k, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 25 employees.

Income and spending

$0$1.4m$2.9m$4.3m$5.7m2019 Income: $3,469,6192019 Spending: $1,753,78920192020 Income: $1,792,2442020 Spending: $1,957,39420202021 Income: $3,038,4952021 Spending: $2,342,12420212022 Income: $5,734,5812022 Spending: $2,478,32720222023 Income: $3,418,2882023 Spending: $2,959,4082023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 81%
  • Program services 1.7%
  • Other 17%

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Police Athletic League of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$3.4m
Boys & Girls Club of LynnLynn$3.4m
Boys and Girls Club of Portage County IncStevens Point$3.4m
Alliance for Community EmpowermentCanoga Park$3.5m