Barbara Chambers Childrens Center

Analysis

Barbara Chambers Childrens Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Barbara Chambers Childrens Center reported income of $10.6m and spending of $9.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $7.0m to $10.6m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Barbara Chambers Childrens Center sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charleston County Human Services Commission ($10.6m), New Jersey Reentry ($10.6m) and Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.9% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $353k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 133 employees.