The Partnership for Children

Analysis

The Partnership for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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 June 2024, The Partnership for Children reported income of $926k and spending of $977k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $1.7m to $926k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Partnership for Children sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alta Vista Integrated Life Services ($925k), Dunklin County Transit Services Inc ($926k) and We Spark Inc ($925k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.2% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $509k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 42 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.