YWCA Northwestern Illinois

Analysis

YWCA Northwestern Illinois is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockford, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1942, 84 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 June 2023, YWCA Northwestern Illinois reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $4.6m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, YWCA Northwestern Illinois sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wings for Kids ($4.6m), Council on Aging of St Lucie Inc ($4.6m) and Relief Resources Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $216k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $496k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 67 employees.