Almost Home Kids

Analysis

Almost Home Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Naperville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Almost Home Kids reported income of $10.8m and spending of $10.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $10.8m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Almost Home Kids sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Link Inc ($10.8m), Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh ($10.8m) and Northern Rivers Family Services Inc ($10.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $7.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $1.7m.