Kids Are First

Analysis

Kids Are First is a registered charity in United States, based in Carrizo SPGS, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 November 2023, Kids Are First reported income of $9.9m and spending of $9.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $7.3m to $9.9m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Kids Are First sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Scouts ($9.9m), Community Passageways ($10.0m) and Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Council Inc ($9.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $443k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 207 employees.