Forest Avenue Outreach

Analysis

Forest Avenue Outreach is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 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, Forest Avenue Outreach reported income of $395k and spending of $187k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $183k to $395k (+116%), an average of +116% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Forest Avenue Outreach sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tonys Charitable Foundation ($394k), North Shore Alliance of Gay & Lesbian Youth ($395k) and Inner City Youth Golfers Incorporated ($394k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $261k against liabilities of $1,850, net assets of $259k. It reported 3 employees.