Little Bear Child Development Center

Analysis

Little Bear Child Development Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Gurnee, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 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 August 2023, Little Bear Child Development Center reported income of $783k and spending of $678k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $516k to $783k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Bear Child Development Center sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womankind Counseling Center ($782k), Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Inc ($783k) and Tapestry Farms ($782k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $348k. At year end it held assets of $512k against liabilities of $360, net assets of $512k. It reported 24 employees.