Carolina Childrens Home

Analysis

Carolina Childrens Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1947, 79 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 September 2023, Carolina Childrens Home reported income of $182k and spending of $371k, spending 204% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $335k to $182k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Carolina Childrens Home sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties ($182k), Senior Companion Program Inc ($182k) and Rogue River Community Center ($182k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $19k (5.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 1 employees.