Childs Play

Analysis

Childs Play is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Childs Play reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.0m to $3.7m (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Childs Play sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indiana Primary Health Care Assoc Inc ($3.7m), Home Away From Home Inc ($3.7m) and Imua Family Services ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $442k. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $13.7m. It reported 7 employees.