Childerguild

Analysis

Childerguild is a registered charity in United States, based in New Lenox, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1965, 61 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending January 2024, Childerguild reported income of $583k and spending of $613k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income fell from $726k to $583k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Childerguild sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arcanum Community Rescue Squad Inc ($583k), Health Research Alliance Inc ($584k) and Wilf at Home Inc ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $342k against liabilities of $3,841, net assets of $338k.

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.