Mel Blount Youth Home of Pennsylvania

Analysis

Mel Blount Youth Home of Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Claysville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1989, 37 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 June 2024, Mel Blount Youth Home of Pennsylvania reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $767k to $1.1m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mel Blount Youth Home of Pennsylvania sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Childrens Friends Inc ($1.1m), Fayette County Family Young Mens Christian Association ($1.1m) and Whispering Hope Womens Resource & Pregnancy Center Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $203k. It paid $337k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $446k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 8 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.