Child First Authority Inc

Analysis

Child First Authority Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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 June 2023, Child First Authority Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.5m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $3.2m (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Child First Authority Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Alleghenies Service Management Group ($3.2m), Na Wahine Toa Foundation ($3.2m) and Hospice of Midland Endowment Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $582k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 214 employees.