Fort Kids

Analysis

Fort Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Smith, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2024, Fort Kids reported income of $633k and spending of $172k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2023 to June 2024, income fell from $2.7m to $633k (-77%), an average of -77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 5.9% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fort Kids sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stage Right Inc ($633k), US Council of Muslim Organizations ($633k) and Mara Foundation ($633k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. It paid $300 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $2,292, net assets of $3.2m.