Denver Childrens Foundation

Analysis

Denver Childrens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Denver Childrens Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $932k to $1.4m (+48%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Denver Childrens Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oceanside Ivey Ranch Park Association ($1.4m), Hendersonville Samaritan Association ($1.4m) and Lake Avenue Foundation Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (9.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $230k. It reported 1 employees.