Youth Development Network

Analysis

Youth Development Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Youth Development Network reported income of $1.1m and spending of $815k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $579k to $1.1m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Youth Development Network 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 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation of New Jersey Inc ($1.1m), Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Gulf Coast Inc ($1.1m) and Alaska 4-H Youth Development Programs Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $195k. At year end it held assets of $914k against liabilities of $370k, net assets of $544k. It reported 6 employees.