You Grow Girl

Analysis

You Grow Girl is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, You Grow Girl reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.8m, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $534k to $1.1m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, You Grow Girl sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Firehouse Youth Centre Inc ($1.1m), Trustees of Purdue University ($1.1m) and Boy Scouts of America ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $108k against liabilities of $724k, net assets of -$616k. It reported 42 employees.