Garden of Prayer Youth Center

Analysis

Garden of Prayer Youth Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Kankakee, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Garden of Prayer Youth Center reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $4.9m (+76%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 33%. 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, Garden of Prayer Youth Center 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 Sevier County Developmental Center Inc ($4.9m), Manahan ($4.9m) and Crosby Commons Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $730k. It reported 95 employees.