Nightlight Christian Adoptions

Analysis

Nightlight Christian Adoptions is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1964, 62 years ago. 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, Nightlight Christian Adoptions reported income of $9.7m and spending of $10.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.3m to $9.7m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Nightlight Christian Adoptions sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln Academy Incorporated ($9.7m), Semcoa Inc ($9.7m) and California Association for Bilingual Education ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 146 employees.