Valley Youth House Committee

Analysis

Valley Youth House Committee is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethlehem, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 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, Valley Youth House Committee reported income of $43.0m and spending of $41.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $29.5m to $43.0m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Valley Youth House Committee 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 Bost Inc ($42.9m), Community Living Services Inc ($43.0m) and Lakewood Manor Baptist Retirement Community Inc ($42.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20.6m. At year end it held assets of $31.5m against liabilities of $7.9m, net assets of $23.6m. It reported 407 employees.