Berkeley Youth Alternatives

Analysis

Berkeley Youth Alternatives is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1971, 55 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 June 2023, Berkeley Youth Alternatives reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.9m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.4m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Berkeley Youth Alternatives sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westmoreland Childrens Center Inc ($2.4m), Southampton Youth Services Inc ($2.4m) and Helen R Tucker Adult Developmental Center Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $388k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $2,625 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of -$158k. It reported 70 employees.