Denver Childrens Home

Analysis

Denver Childrens Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Denver Childrens Home reported income of $11.0m and spending of $8.6m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $11.0m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Denver Childrens Home sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Residential Services ($11.0m), Leary Educational Foundation Inc ($11.0m) and Pavillon International ($11.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $376k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $841k, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 141 employees.