South Ward Alliance

Analysis

South Ward Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 June 2023, South Ward Alliance reported income of $10.9m and spending of $11.7m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.1m to $10.9m (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, South Ward Alliance sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gang Alternative Inc ($10.8m), Community Youth Ministries ($11.1m) and Boy Scouts of America ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $941k. It reported 28 employees.