Kids Matter Inc

Analysis

Kids Matter Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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, Kids Matter Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $996k to $1.5m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kids Matter Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Community Center Inc ($1.5m), Terrafina International ($1.5m) and Assistance League of St Louis ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $657k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $255k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 22 employees.