Youth Making a Difference

Analysis

Youth Making a Difference is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandy, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Youth Making a Difference reported income of $240k and spending of $374k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $522k to $240k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 366%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Youth Making a Difference sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advo-Kids Casa Inc ($240k), TSFR Care Fund ($240k) and Michigan American Legion Foundation ($240k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $78k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $65k. 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.