Christian Youth Fellowship Inc

Analysis

Christian Youth Fellowship Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Warren, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Christian Youth Fellowship Inc reported income of $115k and spending of $1.1m, spending 941% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $56k to $115k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 508% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Christian Youth Fellowship Inc sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laplata Youth Football Association Inc ($115k), KC Islanders Futbol Club Inc ($115k) and Portland Track ($115k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.