Youth Focus Inc

Analysis

Youth Focus Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 September 2023, Youth Focus Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $6.5m to $1.9m (-70%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2019, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Youth Focus Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifetime Advocacy Plus ($1.9m), Sunshine Ministries Inc ($1.9m) and Adult Enrichment Centers Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $954k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $878k, net assets of $760k. It reported 52 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.