Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Brandywine

Analysis

Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Brandywine is a registered charity in United States, based in West Chester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1945, 81 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 December 2023, Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Brandywine reported income of $42.7m and spending of $44.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $48.4m to $42.7m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Brandywine sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horace Mann Educational Associates Inc ($42.7m), Hospice of the Red River Valley ($42.7m) and Jevs Care at Home ($42.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.2% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $21.4m. At year end it held assets of $85.6m against liabilities of $33.0m, net assets of $52.6m. It reported 2,288 employees.