Wonderland Child & Family Services

Analysis

Wonderland Child & Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Shoreline, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wonderland Child & Family Services reported income of $7.4m and spending of $7.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $7.4m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wonderland Child & Family Services sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes Inc ($7.3m), Girl Scouts of Western New York Inc ($7.5m) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County Inc ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $335k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. It paid $17k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 92 employees.