E L E M Youth in Distress Inc

Analysis

E L E M Youth in Distress Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jersey City, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, E L E M Youth in Distress Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $651k to $1.4m (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, E L E M Youth in Distress Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arrow ($1.4m), Childrens Hope India Inc ($1.4m) and Mercy Incorporated ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $375k against liabilities of $4,578, net assets of $370k. It reported 8 employees.