Ames Child Care Center

Analysis

Ames Child Care Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Mountain View, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1985, 41 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, Ames Child Care Center reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.8m (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ames Child Care Center 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soulu ($2.8m), Waco Shepherds Heart Inc ($2.8m) and Child Care Resources of Monmouth County Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 31 employees.