Young Mens Christian Association of Shawnee Oklahoma Inc

Analysis

Young Mens Christian Association of Shawnee Oklahoma Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shawnee, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1971, 55 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 December 2023, Young Mens Christian Association of Shawnee Oklahoma Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Mens Christian Association of Shawnee Oklahoma Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Farmers Markets Inc ($1.3m), Options Incorporated ($1.3m) and Hope Harbor Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.6% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $507k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 75 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.