Midwest Youth Services

Analysis

Midwest Youth Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Jacksonville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 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, Midwest Youth Services reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $745k to $1.1m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Midwest Youth Services sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Backpack Brigade ($1.1m), Public School Employees Child Devel Opment Center of Howard County Inc ($1.1m) and Thomas More Law Center ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $544k. At year end it held assets of $795k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $752k. It reported 33 employees.