Project Child Save

Analysis

Project Child Save is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Isabella, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2023, 3 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, Project Child Save reported income of $51k and spending of $62k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $54k to $51k (-4.8%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Project Child Save sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lancaster County Agriculture Council ($51k), Spokes Group Raleigh Inc ($51k) and Psara Education Fund ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $68k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.