Trips for Kids Charlotte

Analysis

Trips for Kids Charlotte is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 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, Trips for Kids Charlotte reported income of $480k and spending of $373k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $281k to $480k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Trips for Kids Charlotte sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arsenal Family and Childrens Center ($480k), Diversified Community Services ($480k) and Baytown Meals on Wheels ($480k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $218k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $715k, net assets of $546k. It reported 14 employees.