Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc

Analysis

Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 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 September 2023, Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc reported income of $5.0m and spending of $3.9m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $5.0m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 30%. 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, Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc 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 93rd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harford Crisis Center Inc ($5.0m), Maple Leaf Services Inc ($5.0m) and Young Mens Christian Association of Kingston and Ulster County ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $133k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 74 employees.