The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

Analysis

The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 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, The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children reported income of $5.0m and spending of $5.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $5.0m (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worldreader Org ($5.0m), India Development and Relief Fund Inc ($5.0m) and Capi USA ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $348k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of -$1.6m. It reported 21 employees.