Love a Child Missions

Analysis

Love a Child Missions is a registered charity in United States, based in Bay Point, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2023, Love a Child Missions reported income of $285k and spending of $327k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $293k to $285k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 155% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Love a Child Missions sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Triton Charitable Foundation Inc ($285k), Village de Amor ($285k) and Missionary Families of Christ ($285k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $919k, net assets of $319k. It reported 5 employees.

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.