Children 1st Community Development Services

Analysis

Children 1st Community Development Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Children 1st Community Development Services reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $178k to $2.1m (+1072%), an average of +127% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 389%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Children 1st Community Development Services sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of Hutchinson Inc ($2.1m), Beat the Streets - Chicago ($2.1m) and New Level Sports ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $469k. At year end it held assets of $410k against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $317k. It reported 10 employees.