Childrens Oncology Services Inc

Analysis

Childrens Oncology Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Childrens Oncology Services Inc reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.0m to $3.6m (-12%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Childrens Oncology Services Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dental Aid Inc ($3.6m), De Novo Community Clinic ($3.6m) and Atrium Medical Center Foundation ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $425k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $910k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $743k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 12 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.