First Place for Youth

Analysis

First Place for Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, First Place for Youth reported income of $25.9m and spending of $30.1m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $26.2m to $25.9m (-1.1%), an average of -0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, First Place for Youth sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Familylinks Inc ($25.9m), Archway Programs Inc ($26.0m) and YMCA of the Northern Sky ($25.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.7m. It paid $147k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $20.1m against liabilities of $9.8m, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 286 employees.