Childrens Health Defense

Analysis

Childrens Health Defense is a registered charity in United States, based in Franklin Lakes, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Childrens Health Defense reported income of $16.1m and spending of $19.2m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $16.1m (+449%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 244%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Childrens Health Defense sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brookgreen Gardens ($16.0m), Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc ($16.2m) and San Juan Preservation Trust ($16.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.2m. At year end it held assets of $17.6m against liabilities of $989k, net assets of $16.6m. It reported 133 employees.