Dell Childrens Foundation

Analysis

Dell Childrens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Dell Childrens Foundation reported income of $36.0m and spending of $8.1m, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.9m to $36.0m (+231%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dell Childrens Foundation 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 97th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hughen Center Inc ($36.0m), The Community Action Organization of Western New York Inc ($36.0m) and RMS Development Inc ($36.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $94.2m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $92.3m.