Children First Inc

Analysis

Children First Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Prairie, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1978, 48 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 December 2023, Children First Inc reported income of $530k and spending of $447k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $397k to $530k (+34%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Children First Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 75th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evangelical Institute of Greenville S C Inc ($530k), Washington Heads of Office Leadership Council ($530k) and Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute ($530k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $286k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $446k, net assets of $945k. It reported 12 employees.