Volunteers for Youth Justice

Analysis

Volunteers for Youth Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 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, Volunteers for Youth Justice reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.9m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Volunteers for Youth Justice 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 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Valley Soccer League ($3.9m), A Better Chance Inc ($3.9m) and S P G Housing Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $185k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 56 employees.