Downtown Childrens Center

Analysis

Downtown Childrens Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1979, 47 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 June 2023, Downtown Childrens Center reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.5m (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Downtown Childrens Center sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equitable Food Initiative ($2.5m), Detention Watch Network ($2.5m) and Franklins Promise Coalition Incorporated ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $394k, net assets of $668k. It reported 60 employees.