Childrens Emergency Relief International

Analysis

Childrens Emergency Relief International is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Childrens Emergency Relief International reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $966k to $1.7m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Childrens Emergency Relief International sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Asia Regional Council of Schools Inc ($1.7m), Beir Yosef ($1.7m) and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Support for Afghanistan ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $485k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $250k, net assets of $755k. It reported 5 employees.