Youth Guidance

Analysis

Youth Guidance is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Guidance reported income of $46.3m and spending of $47.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $26.8m to $46.3m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Youth Guidance sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Louisiana Students ($46.3m), Child Parent Centers Inc ($46.4m) and Granite Mountain Charter School ($46.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $284k (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $30.8m. At year end it held assets of $55.5m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $52.7m. It reported 714 employees.