American Federation for Children Growth Fund Inc

Analysis

American Federation for Children Growth Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Federation for Children Growth Fund Inc reported income of $12.0m and spending of $12.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.3m to $12.0m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Federation for Children Growth Fund Inc 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 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ($12.0m), Tech Impact ($12.0m) and Thomas Edison Energy-Smart Charter School ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,000 (0.0% of expenses). It paid $194k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $850k, net assets of $7.2m.