Urban Youth Ministries

Analysis

Urban Youth Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 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, Urban Youth Ministries reported income of $410k and spending of $442k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $428k to $410k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Urban Youth Ministries sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upstate Institute of Youth Programsinc ($410k), Christian Youth Enterprises Inc ($410k) and Patch Inc ($410k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (38% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $713k against liabilities of $204, net assets of $712k. It reported 7 employees.