Healthy Start

Analysis

Healthy Start is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Healthy Start reported income of $727k and spending of $725k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $797k to $727k (-8.8%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Healthy Start sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Front Royal Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($726k), Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Foundation ($728k) and Banksville Independent Fire Company Inc ($725k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $244k. At year end it held assets of $450k against liabilities of $446k, net assets of $3,632. It reported 7 employees.