Citizens Committee for Children of New York

Analysis

Citizens Committee for Children of New York is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1945, 81 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Citizens Committee for Children of New York reported income of $4.6m and spending of $5.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.6m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizens Committee for Children of New York sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Berea Inc ($4.6m), Harvey Cedars Bible Conference Inc Harvey Cedars N J ($4.6m) and Cambridge Ellis School Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $310k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $38k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 24 employees.