Young Womens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1958, 68 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Young Womens Christian Association reported income of $12.4m and spending of $13.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.5m to $12.4m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Womens Christian Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dept for Persons with Disabilities ($12.4m), Community Partners for Affordable Housing ($12.4m) and Kenosha Human Development Services Inc ($12.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $407k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.2m. At year end it held assets of $25.0m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $22.3m. It reported 304 employees.