Casa for Children of Essex County Inc

Analysis

Casa for Children of Essex County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 June 2023, Casa for Children of Essex County Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $906k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.0m (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Casa for Children of Essex County Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nita Foundation ($1.0m), Child Advocacy Center Inc ($1.0m) and Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $501k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 18 employees.