Children Are People Inc

Analysis

Children Are People Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberty, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 People Inc reported income of $155k and spending of $166k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $185k to $155k (-16%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Children Are People Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agape Community Transformation ($155k), Rescue Ministries International ($155k) and Coalition for Safe Spaces in Lebanon ($155k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $46k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $46k.