Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc

Analysis

Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Inc ($1.5m), Court Appointed Special Advocates of Atlantic County Inc ($1.5m) and Northeast Georgia Council on Domestic Violence Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $819k. It paid $27k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 30 employees.