Youth First Inc

Analysis

Youth First Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Evansville, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Youth First Inc reported income of $9.1m and spending of $7.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $9.1m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Youth First Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago ($9.1m), St Josephs Health Center Properties Inc ($9.1m) and Rosary Care Center ($9.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $899k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 172 employees.