Young Child Associates

Analysis

Young Child Associates is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Creek, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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, Young Child Associates reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.5m (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Child Associates sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genesis of Pittsburgh Inc ($1.5m), Alianza of New Mexico ($1.5m) and Wafer Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $822k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 37 employees.