Teddy Bear Den

Analysis

Teddy Bear Den is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Teddy Bear Den reported income of $346k and spending of $207k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $190k to $346k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Teddy Bear Den sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wish Upon a Wedding ($346k), New Mexico Foundation for Dental Health Research and Education ($346k) and Empact West Alabama Inc ($346k).

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 $94k (45% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $658k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $647k. It reported 2 employees.