Child Trends Incorporated

Analysis

Child Trends Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockville, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 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 December 2023, Child Trends Incorporated reported income of $40.4m and spending of $44.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $26.6m to $40.4m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Child Trends Incorporated sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helen Keller Services ($40.4m), The Accreditation Commission for Health Care Inc ($40.4m) and Childrens Home of Wyoming Conference ($40.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.1m (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24.8m. At year end it held assets of $23.9m against liabilities of $6.2m, net assets of $17.7m. It reported 301 employees.