Childrens Retail

Analysis

Childrens Retail is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Childrens Retail reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $3.0m (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Childrens Retail sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for Technology Dependent Children Inc ($3.0m), Make a Wish of Middle Tennessee Inc ($3.0m) and Agape Villages Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $878k. It paid $64k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $998k against liabilities of $896k, net assets of $101k. It reported 27 employees.