Young Womens Christian Association of the National Capital Area

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association of the National Capital Area is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Young Womens Christian Association of the National Capital Area reported income of $1.0m and spending of $2.8m, spending 270% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.0m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 209% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Womens Christian Association of the National Capital Area sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Peters Child Care Center Inc ($1.0m), Nacogdoches County Aging Committee ($1.0m) and Family Support Center Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $916k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $7.2m, net assets of -$3.3m. It reported 29 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.