Sozo Children International

Analysis

Sozo Children International is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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, Sozo Children International reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.0m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.7m (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sozo Children International sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College ($2.7m), Cornerstone Ministries International ($2.7m) and Weeks Educational and Social Advocacy Project ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 45 employees.