Chabads Children of Chernobyl

Analysis

Chabads Children of Chernobyl is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1993, 33 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 June 2023, Chabads Children of Chernobyl reported income of $123k and spending of $121k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $265k to $123k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 531%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Chabads Children of Chernobyl sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of the Spafford Childrens Center Fund ($123k), Collaborative Cataloging Japan ($123k) and American Friends of Kindness Andcharity Inc ($123k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13k against liabilities of $761k, net assets of -$748k.