Youth Science Center

Analysis

Youth Science Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Hacienda HTS, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 December 2023, Youth Science Center reported income of $308k and spending of $341k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $231k to $308k (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Youth Science Center sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pre College University Inc ($308k), Haverhill Touchdown Club Inc ($309k) and Roy Gayle Pony Baseball-Softball Inc ($308k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $214k. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $338k against liabilities of $4,647, net assets of $333k. It reported 50 employees.