Child Care Aware of America

Analysis

Child Care Aware of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1988, 38 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 September 2023, Child Care Aware of America reported income of $37.0m and spending of $30.5m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $142.5m to $37.0m (-74%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Child Care Aware of America 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 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas Inc ($37.0m), Island Harvest Ltd ($37.0m) and Broadmead Inc ($37.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.2m. At year end it held assets of $56.3m against liabilities of $37.2m, net assets of $19.1m. It reported 231 employees.