Young Mens Christian Association of Athens Georgia

Analysis

Young Mens Christian Association of Athens Georgia is a registered charity in United States, based in Athens, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1959, 67 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Young Mens Christian Association of Athens Georgia reported income of $5.8m and spending of $4.8m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $5.8m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Mens Christian Association of Athens Georgia sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Horizons ($5.8m), African Community Economic Development of New England ($5.8m) and Lititz Community Center ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $26k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.8m against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $10.8m. It reported 381 employees.