The Orphanetwork

Analysis

The Orphanetwork is a registered charity in United States, based in Virginia BCH, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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, The Orphanetwork reported income of $4.9m and spending of $5.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.4m to $4.9m (-23%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Orphanetwork sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jolly Baby Center ($4.9m), Sahuarita Food Bank ($4.9m) and Living Independently for the Elderly Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $955k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 12 employees.