Courts for Kids

Analysis

Courts for Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 August 2023, Courts for Kids reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.3m (-2.5%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Courts for Kids sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Self Sufficiency Inc ($1.3m), Joyful Readers Inc ($1.3m) and G3 Life Applications Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $82k. At year end it held assets of $928k against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $797k. It reported 2 employees.