Access Youth Academy

Analysis

Access Youth Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, Access Youth Academy reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+55%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 468%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Access Youth Academy sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin ($1.6m), Red River Community Corps Inc ($1.6m) and Introspect Youth Services Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $655k. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $91k. It reported 15 employees.