Gulf Coast Childrens Advocacy

Analysis

Gulf Coast Childrens Advocacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Panama City, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Gulf Coast Childrens Advocacy reported income of $11.9m and spending of $11.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.1m to $11.9m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Gulf Coast Childrens Advocacy sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kupu ($11.9m), Schools Out Washington ($12.0m) and Kent County Youth Agricultural Association ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $486k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $6.2m, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 142 employees.