Aya Youth Collective

Analysis

Aya Youth Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 September 2023, Aya Youth Collective reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $456k to $2.2m (+385%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 424%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Aya Youth Collective sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homes for All Inc ($2.2m), Casa Otonal Housing Corporation ($2.2m) and Kiamichi Youth Services Inc for McCurtain County Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 22 employees.