Valuing Our Children

Analysis

Valuing Our Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Athol, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, Valuing Our Children reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.7m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Valuing Our Children 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 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rural Alabama Prevention Center ($1.7m), Assistance to the Elderly Inc ($1.7m) and Village of Promise Incorporated ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $851k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 22 employees.