Youth Alive

Analysis

Youth Alive is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Alive reported income of $7.1m and spending of $6.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $7.1m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Youth Alive sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mobile Christian School ($7.1m), National Church Residences at Home Hospice ($7.1m) and Securing Americas Future Energy Foundation ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $363k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 66 employees.