National Center for Youth Law

Analysis

National Center for Youth Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1978, 48 years ago. 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, National Center for Youth Law reported income of $13.8m and spending of $19.0m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $14.3m to $13.8m (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Center for Youth Law sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc ($13.8m), Center for Mental Health ($13.8m) and St Michaels Hospital ($13.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 7.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.0m. At year end it held assets of $25.3m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $22.5m. It reported 117 employees.