American Childhood Cancer Organization

Analysis

American Childhood Cancer Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Beltsville, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1981, 45 years ago. 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, American Childhood Cancer Organization reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.3m (-9.4%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Childhood Cancer Organization sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County ($1.3m), Camp Lake Stevens Social Services Program Inc ($1.3m) and New Hampshire Soccer Association ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $184k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 3 employees.