Youth Law Center

Analysis

Youth Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Youth Law Center reported income of $3.7m and spending of $4.4m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.7m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Youth Law Center sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern District of Indiana Federal Community Defenders Inc ($3.7m), John F Finn Institute for Public Safety Inc ($3.7m) and Safe City Commission ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $186k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 36 employees.