Guiding Our Youth

Analysis

Guiding Our Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Simi Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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 2022, Guiding Our Youth reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.4m to $2.0m (+41%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Guiding Our Youth sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vietnam Health Education & Literature Projects ($2.0m), Trels Home for Children ($2.0m) and Nexus Youth & Family Services ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $123k. It reported 52 employees.