Young Womens Christian Association-Knoxville YWCA

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association-Knoxville YWCA is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1942, 84 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 December 2023, Young Womens Christian Association-Knoxville YWCA reported income of $4.9m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $4.9m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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-Knoxville YWCA sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Netzach Foundation Inc ($4.9m), Mississippi United to End Homelessness ($4.9m) and Nobis Enterprises Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $288k, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 50 employees.