Action Youth Media Inc

Analysis

Action Youth Media Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2023, Action Youth Media Inc reported income of $305k and spending of $437k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $556k to $305k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Action Youth Media Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Renaissance City Theater Inc ($305k), Departure Institute Inc ($305k) and Petaluma Community Access Inc ($305k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $884k against liabilities of $8,506, net assets of $876k. It reported 10 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.