Compassionate Communities for Children

Analysis

Compassionate Communities for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Lombard, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Compassionate Communities for Children reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.5m (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Compassionate Communities for Children sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tzedek DC Inc ($2.5m), Citizenship Education Fund ($2.5m) and California Immigrant Policy Center ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $862k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 41 employees.