Child Lane

Analysis

Child Lane is a registered charity in United States, based in Signal Hill, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 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 June 2023, Child Lane reported income of $14.9m and spending of $13.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $11.6m to $14.9m (+28%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Child Lane sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center ($14.9m), Western Massachusetts Training Consortium Inc ($14.9m) and Crowleys Ridge Development Council Inc ($14.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.7% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $6.1m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 106 employees.