Action for Healthy Kids Inc

Analysis

Action for Healthy Kids Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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 June 2023, Action for Healthy Kids Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $4.1m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $4.7m to $3.4m (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Action for Healthy Kids Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delta College Foundation ($3.4m), Alternative School for Math and Science ($3.4m) and Walden Academy Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $244k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $302k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 24 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.