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Merakey Childrens Services

Lafayette HL, Pennsylvania · EIN 23-6296524 · tax-exempt since 1959

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 59.4 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 55,301 unclassified nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.-2.2 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.62% of practices62
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.91
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.0% from one source92
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.90.0%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.10.0%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$6.92M$8.08M−$1.15M−$1.46M-2.2144C
Jun 2024Form 990$7.75M$8.97M−$1.22M−$313K-0.4212D
Jun 2023Form 990$15.87M$8.89M$6.98M$908K1.2220C
Jun 2022Form 990$11.89M$8.92M$2.98M−$6.07M-8.2231D
Jun 2021Form 990$9.12M$9.59M−$473K−$9.05M-11.3778C
Jun 2020Form 990$9.85M$11.07M−$1.22M−$8.58M-9.3717C
Jun 2018Form 990$13.32M$13.81M−$487K−$6.91M-6.0558C
Jun 2017Form 990$14.05M$14.61M−$559K−$6.42M-5.3580C
Jun 2016Form 990$14.38M$13.92M$463K−$5.87M-5.1590C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation: