Answer for Youth

Analysis

Answer for Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Angeles, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2009, 17 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, Answer for Youth reported income of $435k and spending of $362k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $263k to $435k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Answer for Youth sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Representative Payee Services ($435k), Weekes House Inc ($435k) and At the Cross Ministries ($435k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (6.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $507k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $478k.