Young Mens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Mens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Oshkosh, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1959, 67 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 $11.0m and spending of $11.7m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.7m to $11.0m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Family Services Management Corporation ($11.0m), Freedom Rain Inc ($11.0m) and Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment ($11.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $357k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. It paid $16k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $31.0m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $25.9m. It reported 753 employees.