New York Scores

Analysis

New York Scores is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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 August 2023, New York Scores reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.1m (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, New York Scores sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Donate My Christmas Inc ($1.1m), Camp Fire ($1.1m) and Trustees of Purdue University ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $494k. At year end it held assets of $317k against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $291k. It reported 12 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.