Young Eisner Scholars

Analysis

Young Eisner Scholars is a registered charity in United States, based in Inglewood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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 August 2023, Young Eisner Scholars reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.3m (+19%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 361%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Eisner Scholars sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include US Farming and Ranching Foundation ($2.3m), Jason Foundation ($2.3m) and Debt Reduction Services Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $811k. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 21 employees.