Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation

Analysis

Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Norco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation reported income of $487k and spending of $500k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $361k to $487k (+35%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation 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 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montana Mountaineering Association ($487k), Central Coast Polo Club ($487k) and Township of Mahwah Youth Sports Boosters Inc ($487k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $39k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $9,535.