Lords Children Mission

Analysis

Lords Children Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Cerritos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Lords Children Mission reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. 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, Lords Children Mission sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 Oklahoma Future Farmers of America Foundation Incorporated ($1.7m), Pitt County Council on Aging ($1.7m) and Nido de Esperanza Charitable Society ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $937k (60% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $961k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $941k. It reported 34 employees.