Youth Oasis

Analysis

Youth Oasis is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Oasis reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.9m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Youth Oasis sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Newton Music School Inc ($1.9m), Home to Community Living Inc ($1.9m) and Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $858k. At year end it held assets of $286k against liabilities of $243k, net assets of $43k. It reported 29 employees.