Young Mens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Mens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Decatur, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 December 2023, Young Mens Christian Association reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $3.0m (-9.7%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Mens Christian Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Inc ($3.0m), Open Door Mission ($3.0m) and Full Access ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $10.2m. It reported 178 employees.