Childrens Assessment Center

Analysis

Childrens Assessment Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1992, 34 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 September 2023, Childrens Assessment Center reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.9m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Childrens Assessment Center sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cedar Lake Foundation Inc ($1.6m), Team Joseph Inc ($1.6m) and Ecumenical Social Action Committee Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $999k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $166k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 29 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.