The Scenic Rivers Young Mens Christian Association

Analysis

The Scenic Rivers Young Mens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Oil City, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 2022, The Scenic Rivers Young Mens Christian Association reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $5.0m to $4.9m (-2.2%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Scenic Rivers Young Mens Christian Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elizabeths New Life Center Inc ($4.9m), Youth Continuum Inc ($4.9m) and Full Circle of Choices ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $18.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $17.2m. It reported 256 employees.