Youth Empowerment Project

Analysis

Youth Empowerment Project is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 2024, Youth Empowerment Project reported income of $5.9m and spending of $6.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $4.3m to $5.9m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Youth Empowerment Project 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 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Safety Center Incorporated ($5.8m), Christopher Street West Association Inc ($5.9m) and Erie County Bar Association ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $204k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 82 employees.