Childcare Worldwide

Analysis

Childcare Worldwide is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynden, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Childcare Worldwide reported income of $3.4m and spending of $4.0m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.1m to $3.4m (-18%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Childcare Worldwide sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Conference of Religions for Peace Inc ($3.4m), Acf of Metro Atlanta Inc ($3.4m) and National Economic and Social Rights Initiative ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $277k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 22 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.