Yaay Me

Analysis

Yaay Me is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2018, 8 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, Yaay Me reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $2.3m (+1002%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 432%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Yaay Me sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James L McKeown Boys and Girls Club of Woburn Inc ($2.3m), KVC Endowment Inc ($2.3m) and Malibu Foundation for Youth and Families ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $138k. At year end it held assets of $801k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $776k. It reported 4 employees.