Servants of the Children of Light

Analysis

Servants of the Children of Light is a registered charity in United States, based in Mandan, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 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, Servants of the Children of Light reported income of $163k and spending of $62k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $87k to $163k (+87%), an average of +87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Servants of the Children of Light sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yates County Arts Council Inc ($163k), Boy Scouts of America ($163k) and Citizen Impact USA Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $173k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $173k.