Focus on the Children

Analysis

Focus on the Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Caledonia, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1993, 33 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, Focus on the Children reported income of $196k and spending of $33k, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $76k to $196k (+158%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 374%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Focus on the Children sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feed My Sheep in the High Desert ($196k), Obakki Foundation USA ($196k) and Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $454k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $454k.