Mothers in Charge

Analysis

Mothers in Charge is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2021, 5 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 December 2023, Mothers in Charge reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $210k to $1.4m (+576%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mothers in Charge sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Some Other Place Inc ($1.4m), Jacobus Ten Broek Memorial Endowment Fund ($1.4m) and California Children and Families Foundation Inc ($1.4m).

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 $62k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $503k. At year end it held assets of $463k against liabilities of $1,611, net assets of $461k. It reported 1 employees.