Young Womens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Young Womens Christian Association reported income of $7.4m and spending of $7.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $7.4m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Womens Christian Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Congregations Linked in Urban Strategy to Effect Renewal Inc ($7.4m), Incharge Education Foundation Inc ($7.4m) and Kent Youth and Family Services ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $818k, net assets of $8.5m. It reported 117 employees.