Special Parent Advocacy Group

Analysis

Special Parent Advocacy Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmwood Park, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Special Parent Advocacy Group reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $3.0m (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Special Parent Advocacy Group sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Students Run America ($3.0m), Youth Peace Center of Roseland NFP ($3.0m) and Outdoor Outreach ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $289k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $869k against liabilities of $129k, net assets of $740k. It reported 127 employees.