We Lead Ours

Analysis

We Lead Ours is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 December 2023, We Lead Ours reported income of $639k and spending of $653k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $239k to $639k (+168%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, We Lead Ours sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Nature Retreat Foundation ($639k), Girls Incorporated of Bay County ($639k) and Storm FC West Texas ($638k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.3% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $21k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $21k. It reported 1 employees.