Youth for Change

Analysis

Youth for Change is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Youth for Change reported income of $17.8m and spending of $14.9m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $18.2m to $17.8m (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Youth for Change sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Center Inc ($17.8m), Delmarva Community Services Inc ($17.8m) and Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative ($17.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $402k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.9m. At year end it held assets of $23.0m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $20.0m. It reported 241 employees.