Guardians of the Children

Analysis

Guardians of the Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Poteet, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Guardians of the Children reported income of $74k and spending of $25k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $181k to $74k (-59%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Guardians of the Children sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plano-Coudon Foundation Inc ($74k), Massdevelopment Hefa Trust ($74k) and Four Bridges Traveling Permaculture Institute ($74k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% of the total. At year end it held assets of $57k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $57k.