Childrens Learning Center

Analysis

Childrens Learning Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Childrens Learning Center reported income of $854k and spending of $877k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $785k to $854k (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Childrens Learning Center sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grayson County Womens Crisis Line Inc ($854k), Possessing the Keys of the Kingdom ($854k) and Precious Gems Academy Inc ($854k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.4% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $548k. At year end it held assets of $453k against liabilities of $2,931, net assets of $450k. It reported 38 employees.