Childrens Advocacy Center Hope House

Analysis

Childrens Advocacy Center Hope House is a registered charity in United States, based in Covington, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Childrens Advocacy Center Hope House reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $749k to $1.6m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Childrens Advocacy Center Hope House sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa of the Seventh Judicial District Inc ($1.6m), Sullivan Legal Aid Panel Inc ($1.6m) and Fosters Outriders Foundation ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $491k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 11 employees.