The Yess Institute

Analysis

The Yess Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, The Yess Institute reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $874k to $1.4m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Yess Institute sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City of Rohnert Park Foundation ($1.4m), Wesley House Community Services Inc ($1.4m) and Common Goal USA Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $680k. It paid $136k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $602k against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $424k. It reported 21 employees.