Charity profile · Historical source record

Young Life

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith

Young Life (YL), which began in 1941, brings the good news of Jesus Christ into the lives of adolescents with an approach that is respectful of who kids are and hopeful about who they can be. YL is a Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school, high school and college-aged kids. Our approach is relational. We go where kids are in order to build friendships with them and earn the right to make a positive impact on their lives. We want them to know that they are loved and valued. YL is working with teens in more than 8,000 locations across the United States and in more than 100 countries.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.46Overall score
out of 100

94.98Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$349,019,455

Total expenses · USD$327,920,020

Program expenses

$287,257,937.52 recorded amount

87.6%

Fundraising expenses

$16,396,001.00 recorded amount

5.0%

Administrative expenses

$23,610,241.44 recorded amount

7.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Newton Crenshaw
Recorded compensation: $149,266.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.04%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Young Life
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Young Life (YL), which began in 1941, brings the good news of Jesus Christ into the lives of adolescents with an approach that is respectful of who kids are and hopeful about who they can be. YL is a Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school, high school and college-aged kids. Our approach is relational. We go where kids are in order to build friendships with them and earn the right to make a positive impact on their lives. We want them to know that they are loved and valued. YL is working with teens in more than 8,000 locations across the United States and in more than 100 countries.
`ein` EIN	84-0385934
`tot_exp` Total expenses	327920020.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.05
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8759999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	94.98
`leader` Recorded leader	Newton Crenshaw
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	149266.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0004
`motto` Tagline	Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith
`name` Charity name	Young Life
`tot_rev` Total revenue	349019455.0
`score` Overall score	95.46
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	287257937.52
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	16396001.0
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	23610241.44

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.