Kids Love Writing

Analysis

Kids Love Writing is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmel Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Kids Love Writing reported income of $587k and spending of $655k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $964k to $587k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Kids Love Writing sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Food for the Soul - Kershaw County Inc ($587k), Connexus Association Inc ($587k) and Levantar ($587k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $287k. At year end it held assets of $144k against liabilities of $261k, net assets of -$117k. It reported 99 employees.