Childrens Council

Analysis

Childrens Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1989, 37 years ago. 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 2022, Childrens Council reported income of $708k and spending of $704k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $921k to $708k (-23%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Childrens Council sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Discovery ($708k), MPC Corporation ($708k) and The Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association ($708k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $366k. At year end it held assets of $201k against liabilities of $64k, net assets of $137k. It reported 16 employees.