Santa Maria Valley Young Mens Christian Association

Analysis

Santa Maria Valley Young Mens Christian Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Maria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 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 December 2023, Santa Maria Valley Young Mens Christian Association reported income of $7.3m and spending of $5.2m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $7.3m (+90%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Santa Maria Valley Young Mens Christian Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Chester Lancaster Disabilities & Special Needs Board Inc ($7.3m), Bridges Homeward Inc ($7.3m) and Westside Jewish Community Center Inc ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $351k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 330 employees.