Young Womens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 (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 Womens Christian Association reported income of $5.7m and spending of $5.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.0m to $5.7m (-4.3%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Womens Christian Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Region IV Family Outreach Inc ($5.7m), Achieve Services Inc ($5.7m) and Organization for Recovery Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $305k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $5.6m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 89 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.