Agenda for Children Inc

Analysis

Agenda for Children Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1988, 38 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 June 2023, Agenda for Children Inc reported income of $19.4m and spending of $18.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $19.4m (+483%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 255%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Agenda for Children Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stapeley Hall ($19.4m), Landmark Christian School ($19.5m) and Magnolia Community Services Inc ($19.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $375k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $20.3m against liabilities of $12.9m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 42 employees.