Young Womens Christian Assn of Birmingham

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Assn of Birmingham is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1943, 83 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 Assn of Birmingham reported income of $6.9m and spending of $7.8m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.7m to $6.9m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Womens Christian Assn of Birmingham sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Seattle Food Bank ($6.9m), Kare Youth League ($6.9m) and National Young Farmers Coalition ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $306k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 125 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.