Youth Challenge Inc

Analysis

Youth Challenge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Holyoke, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1993, 33 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 (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, Youth Challenge Inc reported income of $489k and spending of $532k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $313k to $489k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Youth Challenge Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc ($489k), Lead2change Inc ($490k) and Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara Inc ($489k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 5.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $314k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $314k. It reported 9 employees.