Children of Mehr Foundation

Analysis

Children of Mehr Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in El Sobrante, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Children of Mehr Foundation reported income of $177k and spending of $116k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $12k to $177k (+1388%), an average of +286% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Children of Mehr Foundation sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Defenders of Freedom ($177k), Barstow Healthy Lifestyle ($177k) and Your Second Family ($177k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. At year end it held assets of $97k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $97k.