Youth Uprising

Analysis

Youth Uprising is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 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 June 2023, Youth Uprising reported income of $2.1m and spending of $3.1m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $2.1m (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Youth Uprising sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Believing in Change Inc ($2.1m), Youth for Christ USA Inc ($2.1m) and Community Unlimited ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $503k, net assets of $651k. It reported 166 employees.