YWCA Lancaster

Analysis

YWCA Lancaster is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1942, 84 years ago. 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 2023, YWCA Lancaster reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.4m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, YWCA Lancaster 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 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abilityworks of Oklahoma Inc ($5.4m), State Higher Education Executive ($5.4m) and Oakbend Medical Group ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 131 employees.