The Guardsmen

Analysis

The Guardsmen is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1948, 78 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 September 2023, The Guardsmen reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.6m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Guardsmen 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oyate Group ($2.6m), Eagle River Youth Coalition Inc ($2.6m) and Fullmer Legacy Foundation ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $220k. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 3 employees.