Christ Child Society of Detroit

Analysis

Christ Child Society of Detroit is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 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, Christ Child Society of Detroit reported income of $6.2m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $6.2m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christ Child Society of Detroit sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include J & J Home Care Inc ($6.2m), San Francisco Forty Niners Foundation ($6.2m) and Case Management Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $202k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $18.5m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $14.2m. It reported 67 employees.