Southwest Youth and Family Services

Analysis

Southwest Youth and Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1983, 43 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, Southwest Youth and Family Services reported income of $8.9m and spending of $7.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $8.9m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southwest Youth and Family Services 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts Inc ($8.9m), Apple Orchard ($8.9m) and YWCA of Northwest Ohio ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $661k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 118 employees.