Just Like My Child Foundation

Analysis

Just Like My Child Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Just Like My Child Foundation reported income of $552k and spending of $387k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $552k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Just Like My Child Foundation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thinksmall ($552k), Cedepca USA ($552k) and Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads ($552k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $18k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $561k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $550k.