Trekking for Kids

Analysis

Trekking for Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 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 December 2023, Trekking for Kids reported income of $307k and spending of $269k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $198k to $307k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 225%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Trekking for Kids sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 36th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Education Foundation Inc ($306k), American Friends of Reuth Medical & Life Care Centers Inc ($307k) and Global Mission for Hidden People ($306k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $79k against liabilities of $4,000, net assets of $75k.