National Association of Counsel for Children

Analysis

National Association of Counsel for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 years ago. 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 December 2023, National Association of Counsel for Children reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $945k to $2.0m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Association of Counsel for Children 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 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($2.0m), Shiawassee Council on Aging ($2.0m) and Suncoast Waldorf Association Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $462k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $847k. At year end it held assets of $892k against liabilities of $228k, net assets of $664k. It reported 15 employees.