Childrens Castle Inc

Analysis

Childrens Castle Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pierre, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Childrens Castle Inc reported income of $370k and spending of $398k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $475k to $370k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 38%. 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, Childrens Castle Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Early Childhood Center Inc ($370k), Alaska Research Consortium ($370k) and Kids Club Kids ($370k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $258k. At year end it held assets of $430k against liabilities of $276k, net assets of $154k. It reported 25 employees.