Motivated Youth Academy

Analysis

Motivated Youth Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Escondido, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Motivated Youth Academy reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $6.0m to $3.2m (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Motivated Youth Academy sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateway to Prevention and Recovery Inc ($3.2m), Sierra Village Inc ($3.2m) and Starting Right Now Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $904k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 35 employees.