Youth Leadership Institute

Analysis

Youth Leadership Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 years ago. 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 June 2023, Youth Leadership Institute reported income of $9.5m and spending of $9.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $9.5m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Youth Leadership Institute sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Anthony Medical Centers ($9.5m), Within Reach ($9.5m) and Bleuler Psychotherapy Center Inc ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $407k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. It paid $8,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 86 employees.