California Youth Services

Analysis

California Youth Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 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 June 2024, California Youth Services reported income of $731k and spending of $759k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $437k to $731k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, California Youth Services sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kellyn Foundation ($730k), Monomy Comunity Services ($731k) and Berkeley Youth Living with Disabilites ($730k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $225k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $259k. At year end it held assets of $490k against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $348k. It reported 21 employees.