Dynamic Youth Ministries

Analysis

Dynamic Youth Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 February 2023, Dynamic Youth Ministries reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $2.8m (-29%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2021, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Dynamic Youth Ministries sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partnership for Successful Living Inc ($2.8m), Waterstep Inc ($2.8m) and Girls Club of Los Angeles ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $278k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $912k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $153k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 31 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.