Popes Kids Place

Analysis

Popes Kids Place is a registered charity in United States, based in Centralia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Popes Kids Place reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $6.0m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Popes Kids Place sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Food for Thought ($6.0m), Operation Restoration ($6.0m) and A B L E Inc ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.8% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (3.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $355k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 82 employees.