Young Womens Christian Association

Analysis

Young Womens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Walla Walla, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Young Womens Christian Association reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.4m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.9m (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pueblo Unido PDX ($2.9m), Therapeutic Living Services Inc ($2.9m) and Valley Community Association Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $164k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $499k, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 59 employees.