Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Analysis

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 March 2023, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids reported income of $75.0m and spending of $50.2m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $11.0m to $75.0m (+581%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 242%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 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 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elliot Professional Services ($75.0m), St Anns Home for the Aged ($75.0m) and Seton-Ut Austin Dell Medical School University Physicians Group ($74.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.1m. At year end it held assets of $89.4m against liabilities of $36.4m, net assets of $52.9m. It reported 182 employees.