Fields of the Fatherless

Analysis

Fields of the Fatherless is a registered charity in United States, based in Frisco, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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 2022, Fields of the Fatherless reported income of $121k and spending of $135k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income fell from $132k to $121k (-8.4%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Fields of the Fatherless sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rural India Student Education Foundation Charitable TR ($121k), Plataforma Impact ($121k) and Global Roots ($120k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $503k against liabilities of $1,473, net assets of $502k.