A Childs Wish of Louisiana Incorporated

Analysis

A Childs Wish of Louisiana Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Metairie, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, A Childs Wish of Louisiana Incorporated reported income of $82k and spending of $90k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $23k to $82k (+261%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, A Childs Wish of Louisiana Incorporated sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bee Jays Inc ($82k), Joe R & Erma Lee Hall TR ($82k) and PTA Texas Congress ($82k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $371k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $371k.

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.