National Runaway Switchboard

Analysis

National Runaway Switchboard is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1973, 53 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 September 2023, National Runaway Switchboard reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.3m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Runaway Switchboard sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feeding Kentucky Inc ($2.3m), Diaper Bank of North Carolina ($2.3m) and Empowerment Center ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $369k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $859k. At year end it held assets of $537k against liabilities of $582k, net assets of -$45k. It reported 48 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.