Walking for Kids Foundation

Analysis

Walking for Kids Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Meridian, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2013, 13 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, Walking for Kids Foundation reported income of $371k and spending of $402k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $176k to $371k (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Walking for Kids Foundation 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 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia National Guard Family Support Foundation ($371k), Jon and Sonja Laidig Foundation Inc ($372k) and Acorn Global Advance ($370k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $52k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $52k.