Suffer the Children

Analysis

Suffer the Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Sanford, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Suffer the Children reported income of $530k and spending of $265k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $152k to $530k (+248%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Suffer the Children sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Discipling Marketplace Leaders ($530k), Kenya Connect Inc ($530k) and Kids Ark International Inc ($530k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $852k against liabilities of $4,058, net assets of $848k.