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nonprofit · EIN 84-0385934 · CO

How much does YOUNG LIFE raise and spend?

YOUNG LIFE (CO, EIN 84-0385934) reported $556.3M in revenue and $535.8M in expenses for tax year 2025, with $398.5M in net assets (8.9 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 287 of 253,823 e-filers, 1 of 5,534 in NTEE O: Youth Development, 6 of 5,522 nonprofits in colorado.

REVENUE: $556.3MEXPENSES: $535.8MRESERVES: 8.9 months8 filings

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What stands out

YOUNG LIFE (CO, EIN 84-0385934) reported $556.3M in revenue and $535.8M in expenses for tax year 2025, with $398.5M in net assets (8.9 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 287 of 253,823 e-filers, 1 of 5,534 in NTEE O: Youth Development, 6 of 5,522 nonprofits in colorado. Against NTEE O: Youth Development: months of reserves 8.9 months, below the peer median of 9.1 months; officer compensation share of expenses 0.6%, below the peer median of 8.0%; contributions share of revenue 83.5%, above the peer median of 79.1%; surplus margin 3.7%, below the peer median of 4.2%.

Key figures, tax year 2025

As filed on Form 990; ratios computed by FACTANKER. Peer medians are percentile_cont over the group in the same year. Every filed line links to its record on the entity page.

Measure2025Median, activityMedian, sizeMedian, all
Total revenue$556.3M$151.9k$224.2M$180.0k
Total expenses$535.8M$136.8k$212.7M$163.2k
Total assets$440.0M$398.5k$290.4M$758.3k
Net assets$398.5M$389.6k$160.2M$630.1k
Officer compensation (total per organisation)$3.2M$112.0k$2.3M$118.6k
Program service revenue share17.2%6.2%88.1%14.7%
Contributions share of revenue83.5%79.1%3.2%51.4%
Officer compensation share of expenses0.6%8.0%1.0%6.2%
Months of reserves8.9 months9.1 months8.7 months12.7 months
Surplus margin3.7%4.2%2.4%4.7%

Year by year

8 filings on record.

Tax yearRevenueExpensesNet assetsReservesOfficer comp.Rank
2025$556.3M$535.8M$398.5M8.9 months$3.2M287
2024$505.0M$488.6M$382.8M9.4 months$2.9M622
2023$491.8M$442.0M$377.1M10.2 months$2.7M1,211
2022$470.9M$458.1M$366.2M9.6 months$2.1M1,097
2021$403.2M$361.1M$383.9M12.8 months$2.1M767
2020$342.8M$352.3M$362.0M12.3 months$1.9M1,228
2019$403.1M$370.9M$367.7M11.9 months$1.4M1,128
2018$399.6M$358.0M$345.7M11.6 months$1.2M1,087

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