American Special Childrens

Analysis

American Special Childrens is a registered charity in United States, based in Bergenfield, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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 July 2023, American Special Childrens reported income of $101k and spending of $239k, spending 236% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2023, income fell from $219k to $101k (-54%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 777%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, American Special Childrens sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Okoye Foundation ($101k), Leading by Example Foundation ($102k) and National Charity League Inc Sunflower Chapter ($101k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $131k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $131k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.