Sunflower Child Care Center Inc

Analysis

Sunflower Child Care Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Decorah, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sunflower Child Care Center Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $687k to $4.0m (+477%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 317%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sunflower Child Care Center Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Village Inc ($4.0m), Meals on Wheels Programs & Services of Rockland Inc ($4.0m) and Mountainstar Family Relief Nursery ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $671k. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 60 employees.