The Compassionate Friends Inc

Analysis

The Compassionate Friends Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheaton, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2022, The Compassionate Friends Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $799k to $1.1m (+36%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Compassionate Friends Inc sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nami Santa Cruz County ($1.1m), Catoctin Foundation Inc ($1.1m) and Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston County ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $198k. At year end it held assets of $532k against liabilities of $168k, net assets of $365k. It reported 5 employees.