Wind Youth Services

Analysis

Wind Youth Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1974, 52 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, Wind Youth Services reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.0m (-19%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 16%. 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, Wind Youth Services sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Episcopal Retirement Services Foundation ($3.0m), Camphill Village Kimberton Hills Inc ($3.0m) and Bet Yeladim Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.3m.