Mecklenburg Partnership for Children

Analysis

Mecklenburg Partnership for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Mecklenburg Partnership for Children reported income of $28.5m and spending of $30.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $14.2m to $28.5m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mecklenburg Partnership for Children sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization Inc ($28.5m), Global Renewable Energy Education Network ($28.5m) and Holderness School ($28.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $78k. It reported 51 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.