Westlawn Youth Network

Analysis

Westlawn Youth Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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 December 2023, Westlawn Youth Network reported income of $263k and spending of $308k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $74k to $263k (+257%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 461%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westlawn Youth Network sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deal First Aid Squad Inc ($263k), My Bag My Story ($263k) and Womens Resource Center ($263k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $27k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $131k. At year end it held assets of $736k against liabilities of $9,123, net assets of $727k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.