A Childs Light

Analysis

A Childs Light is a registered charity in United States, based in Malvern, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, A Childs Light reported income of $135k and spending of $126k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $105k to $135k (+29%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, A Childs Light sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Hawkins County Inc ($135k), Law Enforcement Assistance Fund ($135k) and Encouraging the Nations ($135k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $108k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $108k.