Save Our Youth

Analysis

Save Our Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Save Our Youth reported income of $511k and spending of $516k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $707k to $511k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Save Our Youth sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include W a V E Educational Fund Inc ($511k), Buck Squad ($511k) and Illinois Valley Safehouse Alliance ($510k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $869k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $869k. It reported 6 employees.