National Child Safety Council

Analysis

National Child Safety Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Michigan Ctr, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 July 2023, National Child Safety Council reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $3.5m (+3.9%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, National Child Safety Council sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robbins Hose Company No 1 ($3.5m), Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Inc ($3.6m) and Aip Foundation Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $512k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 48 employees.