Buckner Children and Family Services Inc

Analysis

Buckner Children and Family Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 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, Buckner Children and Family Services Inc reported income of $34.7m and spending of $38.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $41.8m to $34.7m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Buckner Children and Family Services Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Island Cares Inc ($34.7m), Heartland Family Service ($34.7m) and Twin Towers ($34.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $569k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.1m. It paid $214k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $67.3m against liabilities of $15.0m, net assets of $52.3m. It reported 314 employees.