Families in Schools

Analysis

Families in Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Families in Schools reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $1.3m (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Families in Schools sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carbon County Child Development Programs Inc ($1.3m), Day School Foundation ($1.3m) and Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $208k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $469k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $254k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 29 employees.