National Youth Science Foundation

Analysis

National Youth Science Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Davis, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, National Youth Science Foundation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.7m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National Youth Science Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NFL Flag Football San Diego ($1.5m), State Wide Amateur Hockey of Florida Inc ($1.5m) and Grand Canyon Youth ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $412k. At year end it held assets of $12.4m against liabilities of $10.1m, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 12 employees.