Court Appointed Advocates for Children Inc

Analysis

Court Appointed Advocates for Children Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Court Appointed Advocates for Children Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.1m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Court Appointed Advocates for Children Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Justice Inc ($2.1m), Chief Probation Officers of California Foundation ($2.1m) and Arizona Coalition for Change ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $657k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 17 employees.