YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Analysis

YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1934, 92 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 Metropolitan Chicago reported income of $36.8m and spending of $40.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $18.6m to $36.8m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago 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 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rockaway Home Attendant Services Inc ($36.8m), Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark ($36.8m) and Fidelity House Inc ($36.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17.8m. At year end it held assets of $30.0m against liabilities of $12.6m, net assets of $17.4m. It reported 434 employees.