Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona

Analysis

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona reported income of $161k and spending of $102k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $117k to $161k (+37%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($161k), Dry Eye Foundation ($161k) and Steps Ministries ($161k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $245k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $245k.