Reach for Youth

Analysis

Reach for Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1975, 51 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, Reach for Youth reported income of $2.7m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $992k to $2.7m (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reach for Youth sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Lands Trust ($2.7m), Secor ($2.7m) and Asone Ministries ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $761k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $128k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 31 employees.