Children and the Country Life

Analysis

Children and the Country Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Gilroy, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Children and the Country Life reported income of $342k and spending of $349k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $834k to $342k (-59%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Children and the Country Life sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain Communities Family Resource Center Inc ($342k), Ggi Foundation Inc ($342k) and Workable Career Trends ($342k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (3.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of -$7,748 against liabilities of $0, net assets of -$7,748.