Lincoln YWCA

Analysis

Lincoln YWCA is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1943, 83 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lincoln YWCA reported income of $342k and spending of $597k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $169k to $342k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lincoln YWCA sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faces of Courage Foundation ($342k), Bread of Life Giving and Sharing Inc ($342k) and Syun ($342k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $336k. At year end it held assets of $406k against liabilities of $168k, net assets of $238k. It reported 11 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.