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Realities for Children Charities

RegisteredEIN 26-4219652Fort Collins, COGrant-making and general purposes
Income$2.1m2023-12
Spending$1.3msame year
Spent / received70%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Exempt since2009Publicly supported organisat
Employees2latest return

Analysis

Realities for Children Charities is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Realities for Children Charities reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.1m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Realities for Children Charities sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy Inc ($2.1m), The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc ($2.1m) and Freeman Educational Foundation 2113 ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $7,728, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 2 employees.

Income and spending

$0$530k$1.1m$1.6m$2.1m2019 Income: $1,138,5372019 Spending: $783,73120192020 Income: $1,265,9142020 Spending: $994,55220202021 Income: $1,271,6432021 Spending: $959,58920212022 Income: $1,837,5962022 Spending: $1,282,44220222023 Income: $2,120,9782023 Spending: $1,286,4372023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 99%
  • Other 1.4%

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CharityLocationIncome
Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy IncDowners Grove$2.1m
The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio IncSan Antonio$2.1m
Freeman Educational Foundation 2113San Antonio$2.1m
United Way of Central Illinois IncSpringfield$2.1m