Let the Children Live Inc

Analysis

Let the Children Live Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Let the Children Live Inc reported income of $101k and spending of $143k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income fell from $122k to $101k (-18%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Let the Children Live Inc sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of North American Missions ($101k), Bessies Hope ($101k) and Casa Samuel Inc ($101k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $123k.