Kids Across America

Analysis

Kids Across America is a registered charity in United States, based in Branson, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Kids Across America reported income of $7.7m and spending of $8.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income fell from $17.9m to $7.7m (-57%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Kids Across America sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Ghost Ranch Foundation Inc ($7.7m), New Gate to Peace Foundation ($7.7m) and McMichael Communications Group Inc ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $392k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $281k, net assets of $15.5m. It reported 321 employees.