Special Childrens Friends Inc

Analysis

Special Childrens Friends Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellsworth, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Special Childrens Friends Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.1m (-26%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Special Childrens Friends Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whispering Hope Womens Resource & Pregnancy Center Inc ($1.1m), Mel Blount Youth Home of Pennsylvania ($1.1m) and Mended Reeds Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.5% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $747k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $200k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 39 employees.