Camp Woods Young Mens Christian Association

Analysis

Camp Woods Young Mens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmdale, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Camp Woods Young Mens Christian Association reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.5m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Camp Woods Young Mens Christian Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life a Center for Independent Living ($2.5m), Serve Inc ($2.5m) and Columbia Opportunities Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $606k. It paid $55k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $12.0m. It reported 69 employees.