Boca West Childrens Foundation

Analysis

Boca West Childrens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Boca Raton, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Boca West Childrens Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.0m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Boca West Childrens Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Brunswick Tomorrow ($2.0m), Macdonell United Methodist Childrens Services Inc ($2.0m) and Cancer Pathways ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $83k. At year end it held assets of $442k against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $352k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.