California Youth Connection

Analysis

California Youth Connection is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, California Youth Connection reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.0m (+6.3%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Youth Connection sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Hills Community Outreach Inc ($3.0m), Rise Economy ($3.0m) and Non-Violence International ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $268k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 86 employees.