United Family and Childrens Society

Analysis

United Family and Childrens Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Plainfield, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2024, United Family and Childrens Society reported income of $1.0m and spending of $973k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $841k to $1.0m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Family and Childrens Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance for Empowerment Inc ($1.0m), Metro Relief ($1.0m) and Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $492k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 17 employees.