Appalachian Childrens Home

Analysis

Appalachian Childrens Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Barbourville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1961, 65 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 2023, Appalachian Childrens Home reported income of $6.8m and spending of $6.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $6.8m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Appalachian Childrens Home sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Inc ($6.8m), Upper Valley Mend ($6.8m) and Carmelite Sisters Ofthe Divine Heart of Jesus of Kentucky Corpora ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $270k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 126 employees.