Advocates for Kids

Analysis

Advocates for Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Advocates for Kids reported income of $594k and spending of $339k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $413k to $594k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Advocates for Kids 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 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Reed Community Foundation ($594k), Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Foundation Inc ($594k) and Thats My Child ($593k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1,000, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 2 employees.