Charis Youth Center

Analysis

Charis Youth Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Grass Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Charis Youth Center reported income of $468k and spending of $769k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $4.5m to $468k (-90%), an average of -53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 805%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charis Youth Center sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Leaf Learning Center Inc ($468k), Fresh RX ($468k) and Arigatou International ($468k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $197k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $845k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 24 employees.