Western Youth Services

Analysis

Western Youth Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Western Youth Services reported income of $24.0m and spending of $23.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $16.1m to $24.0m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 32%. 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, Western Youth Services sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Estelle Peabody Memorial Home Inc ($24.0m), Craigside Retirement Residence ($24.0m) and Covenant Living of Florida Inc ($24.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $544k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 370 employees.