Fight for Children Inc

Analysis

Fight for Children Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Fight for Children Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 176% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fight for Children Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operation Home Inc ($1.3m), Sanpete Pantry ($1.3m) and Grace Covenant Child Development Center ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 154% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $298k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $276k. It reported 5 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.