For the Children

Analysis

For the Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, For the Children reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.7m (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, For the Children sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Piers Park Sailing Center Inc ($1.7m), Aurora Commons ($1.7m) and Uwg Athletic Foundation Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $933k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $290k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 17 employees.