Teen Challenge Illinois

Analysis

Teen Challenge Illinois is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlinville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 years ago. 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, Teen Challenge Illinois reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.1m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Teen Challenge Illinois sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muslim Community of Western Suburbs of Detroit ($1.7m), Law Library Microform Consortium ($1.7m) and Customized Options Nonprofit ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $48k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $751k against liabilities of $721k, net assets of $30k. It reported 32 employees.