A World for Children

Analysis

A World for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Round Rock, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 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 August 2023, A World for Children reported income of $16.8m and spending of $15.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $21.8m to $16.8m (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A World for Children sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YWCA Tri-County Area ($16.8m), Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc ($16.8m) and Dekalb Area Retirement Center ($16.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.6% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $626k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $12.8m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $10.0m. It reported 117 employees.