American Youth Foundation

Analysis

American Youth Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ctr Tuftnboro, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, American Youth Foundation reported income of $7.6m and spending of $7.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.8m to $7.6m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, American Youth Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Up2us Inc ($7.6m), Womens Sports Foundation ($7.7m) and West Michigan Sports Commission ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $546k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $47.9m against liabilities of $513k, net assets of $47.4m. It reported 266 employees.