Forgotten Children

Analysis

Forgotten Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Forgotten Children reported income of $64k and spending of $53k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $98k to $64k (-34%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Forgotten Children sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include I Am Not4gotten Ministries Foundation ($64k), World Affairs Council of Charleston ($65k) and Little Masters Club ($64k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. It paid $1,133 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $462k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $462k.