4rkids

Analysis

4rkids is a registered charity in United States, based in Enid, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, 4rkids reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, 4rkids sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Laredo Inc ($1.2m), Janes Fund ($1.2m) and United Way of Southwestern Oregon Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $635k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $646k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 81 employees.