Friends of the Childrens Eternal Rainforest

Analysis

Friends of the Childrens Eternal Rainforest is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellisville, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Friends of the Childrens Eternal Rainforest reported income of $267k and spending of $303k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $210k to $267k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Childrens Eternal Rainforest sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Springs Council Inc ($266k), Little Sebago Lake Association ($267k) and Southeast Kansas Recycling Inc ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $9,056, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 3 employees.