The Young Womens Project

Analysis

The Young Womens Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Young Womens Project reported income of $491k and spending of $379k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $491k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Young Womens Project sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oklahoma Schools Advisory Council ($490k), Snohomish Education Foundation ($491k) and Bluegrass Christian Academy Inc ($490k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $235k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 4 employees.