Center for Grief Recovery and Sibling Loss

Analysis

Center for Grief Recovery and Sibling Loss is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Center for Grief Recovery and Sibling Loss reported income of $491k and spending of $520k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $575k to $491k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center for Grief Recovery and Sibling Loss sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Appanoose County Day Care Inc ($491k), Shiloh Arms Day Care Development Corporation ($491k) and Animal Assisted Happiness Inc ($491k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $228k against liabilities of $209k, net assets of $19k. It reported 2 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.