Chicago Youth Programs Inc

Analysis

Chicago Youth Programs Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 years ago. 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 August 2023, Chicago Youth Programs Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Chicago Youth Programs Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless ($1.3m), The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund ($1.3m) and National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directo ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $772k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 26 employees.