Greenlight Family Services

Analysis

Greenlight Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 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 2023, Greenlight Family Services reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.4m (+8.2%), an average of +2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greenlight Family Services sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakeshore Little Peoples Place Inc ($2.4m), Council for Developmental Disabilities Inc ($2.4m) and Encircle Families ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $389k, net assets of $919k. It reported 48 employees.