Children Are a Gift Foundation

Analysis

Children Are a Gift Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tyler, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2023, Children Are a Gift Foundation reported income of $163k and spending of $164k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $71k to $163k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Children Are a Gift Foundation sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Public Health Partnership ($163k), New Jersey AIDS Walk ($163k) and Peapack-Gladstone First Aid & Rescue Squad ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $22k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 2 employees.