Northern Childrens Services

Analysis

Northern Childrens Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1943, 83 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Northern Childrens Services reported income of $10.3m and spending of $10.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.3m to $10.3m (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northern Childrens Services sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati Area ($10.3m), United Food Bank and Services of Plant City Inc ($10.3m) and Acceso Impact Inc ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $449k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 201 employees.