Grand Canyon Youth

Analysis

Grand Canyon Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Grand Canyon Youth reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.5m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Grand Canyon Youth sits at the 95th 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 81st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Daggett ($1.5m), NFL Flag Football San Diego ($1.5m) and Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $650 (0.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $677k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $604k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 88 employees.