Sunshine Childrens Home

Analysis

Sunshine Childrens Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Carthage, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1970, 56 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 June 2024, Sunshine Childrens Home reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sunshine Childrens Home sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Finney County Committee on Aging Inc ($1.9m), Wiley Christian Adult Day Services Inc ($1.9m) and Elle Foundation ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (7.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 55 employees.