Young Womens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Cortland, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Young Womens Christian Association reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.4m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crittenton Centers ($3.4m), Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation ($3.4m) and Young Mens Christian Association Auburn-Lewiston Maine ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 141 employees.