Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of America Inc

Analysis

Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Delphos, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 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, Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of America Inc reported income of $9.6m and spending of $8.0m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.3m to $9.6m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of America Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abrazar Inc ($9.6m), Encore Community Services ($9.6m) and 1st Kids Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $754k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 52 employees.