Southern Area Youth Programs Inc

Analysis

Southern Area Youth Programs Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Southern Area Youth Programs Inc reported income of $239k and spending of $179k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $110k to $239k (+117%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Southern Area Youth Programs Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United States Bowling Congress Inc ($239k), Benton County Fairgrounds Arena Assoc ($239k) and Play Right Volleyball ($239k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.9% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $101k. At year end it held assets of $239k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $239k. It reported 12 employees.