Childrens Home of Wilkes-Barre

Analysis

Childrens Home of Wilkes-Barre is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilkes Barre, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Childrens Home of Wilkes-Barre reported income of $668k and spending of $435k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $668k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Childrens Home of Wilkes-Barre sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acadiana After Care & Day Camps Inc ($668k), Free to Run Inc ($668k) and Michelle Chiou Foundation Inc ($668k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $21.3m against liabilities of $7.5m, net assets of $13.8m.