Interfaith Childrens Movement Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE INTERFAITH CHILDREN'S MOVEMENT IS TO BUILD A MULTI-FAITH GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY COALITION THAT WORKS TO CREATE A GEORGIA WHERE ALL CHILDREN THRIVE.
- Income
- $379,178
- Spending
- $351,692
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $72,000, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $286,114 spent. THE INTERFAITH CHILDREN'S MOVEMENT (ICM) IS THRILLED TO CELEBRATE AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR OF GROWTH AND EXPANSION IN 2024 OUR ORGANIZATION HAS NOT ONLY STRENGTHENED ITS CORE TEAM BUT ALSO BROADENED ITS REACH AND IMPACT THROUGH THE ENTHUSIASTIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF NEW STAFF AND INTERNS ACROSS ALL LEVELS. AT THE HEART OF THIS GROWTH IS OUR DEDICATED FULL-TIME STAFF, WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE OUR MISSION FORWARD WITH UNWAVERING COMMITMENT. A SHINING EXAMPLE OF OUR GROWTH IS THE INSPIRING JOURNEY OF OUR INITIAL UNDERGRADUATE INTERN, HENRY YOUNG. RECOGNIZING HIS EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND TALENT, WE WELCOMED HIM INTO OUR FULL-TIME STAFF, WHERE HE QUICKLY BECAME AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR TEAM AS OUR POLICY & ADVOCACY SPECIALIST. IN HIS NEW ROLE, HE SPEARHEADED THE RECRUITMENT OF TWO NEW COLLEGE-LEVEL INTERNS, BRINGING FRESH ENERGY AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO OUR MISSION. HIS PROGRESSION FROM INTERN TO FULL-TIME STAFF EMBODIES ICM'S COMMITMENT TO NURTURING AND EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHILD ADVOCATES. A SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHT OF 2024 IS THE INCREASE IN OUR CONTRACT HIRES-FROM FOUR TO FIVE TALENTED PROFESSIONALS. THIS 25% GROWTH BRINGS SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE TO OUR PROJECTS, ENABLING US TO TACKLE NEW CHALLENGES AND AMPLIFY OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING. THE SUMMER OF 2024 MARKED A MILESTONE WITH THE EXPANSION OF OUR YOUTH ADVOCACY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND STAFF. WE DOUBLED OUR SEASONAL SUMMER STAFF, A 100% INCREASE THAT ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE MORE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO OUR INTERNS. THIS ENHANCEMENT NOT ONLY ENRICHED THE INTERNS' BUT ALSO BROADENED THE PROGRAM'S IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE ARE ECSTATIC TO HAVE LAUNCHED OUR HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WELCOMING TWO BRIGHT AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS INTO THE ICM FAMILY. THEIR YOUTHFUL ENTHUSIASM AND FRESH PERSPECTIVES HAVE INFUSED OUR INITIATIVES WITH RENEWED VIGOR AND CREATIVITY. COLLECTIVELY, THESE DEVELOPMENTS SIGNIFY MORE THAN JUST NUMBERS-THEY REPRESENT OUR GROWING CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, INFLUENCE POSITIVE POLICY CHANGES, AND FOSTER A COMMUNITY UNITED IN COMPASSION AND ACTION. THE INTERFAITH CHILDREN'S MOVEMENT (ICM) IS "GROWING STRONGER" IN ITS MISSION TO CHAMPION THE RIGHTS AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN ACROSS GEORGIA. THROUGH ENERGETIC AND IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES, ICM UNITES DIVERSE FAITH COMMUNITIES, LEGISLATORS, YOUTH, AND ADVOCACY EXPERTS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING OUR YOUNGEST CITIZENS. HAVE A HEART CARDS FOR LEGISLATORS PARTIES. ICM PARTNERS ORGANIZED 15 VIBRANT "HAVE A HEART" CARD-MAKING PARTIES, HOSTED BY A MOSAIC OF FAITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE EMORY HINDU STUDENT ASSOCIATION, B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE, BET HAVERIM, GREATER MOUNT CARMEL AME, ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL, ATLANTA UNITY MOSQUE, AND MANY OTHERS. THESE JOYFUL GATHERINGS BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, RESULTING IN OVER 700 HEARTFELT CARDS. PACKED INTO 236 "HAVE A HEART" BAGS, THESE MESSAGES WERE PERSONALLY DELIVERED TO EVERY MEMBER OF GEORGIA'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING ICM'S ANNUAL DAY AT THE CAPITOL. THIS INITIATIVE AMPLIFIED THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY, URGING LEGISLATORS TO PRIORITIZE POLICIES THAT ENHANCE CHILD WELL-BEING. DAY AT THE CAPITOL. IN A SPIRITED RETURN TO IN-PERSON ADVOCACY, ICM HELD ITS 14TH ANNUAL DAY AT THE CAPITOL. THE EVENT KICKED OFF AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC OPENING SESSION BEFORE PARTICIPANTS HEADED OVER TO THE STATE CAPITOL. THE DAY BUZZED WITH ENERGY AS 31 STUDENTS FROM INTERFAITH ATLANTA YOUTH, MOHAMMED SCHOOLS OF ATLANTA, CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL, AND WALTON HIGH SCHOOL JOINED 12 PASSIONATE ADULTS. REPRESENTING A RICH TAPESTRY OF FAITH TRADITIONS- INCLUDING HINDUISM, ISLAM, VARIOUS CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS, AND UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM-THE GROUP ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH LAWMAKERS. THEIR PRESENCE UNDERSCORED THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH VOICES IN SHAPING A FUTURE WHERE EVERY CHILD THRIVES. BLESSINGS FOR BELOVED COMMUNITY EVENT. THE 4TH ANNUAL "BLESSINGS FOR BELOVED COMMUNITY" VIRTUAL VIGIL WAS A HEARTFELT TAPESTRY OF PRAYERS, REFLECTIONS, AND BLESSINGS FROM OVER 44 PARTICIPANTS. YOUTH, ADULTS, AND GEORGIA LEGISLATORS FROM BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES UNITED IN A POWERFUL DISPLAY OF BIPARTISANSHIP AND SHARED COMMITMENT. THIS UPLIFTING EVENT REINFORCED THE COLLECTIVE DEDICATION TO BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY CHILD IS NURTURED AND VALUED. ADVOCACY AVENUE YOUTUBE SERIES. EMBRACING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE, ICM LAUNCHED THE ONGOING "ADVOCACY AVENUE" YOUTUBE SERIES. THE SERIES DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE ENGAGING AND ACCESSIBLE STYLE OF SESAME STREET. DESIGNED FOR LEARNERS AND ADVOCATES OF ALL AGES, "ADVOCACY AVENUE" DEMYSTIFIES THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS UNDER GEORGIA'S GOLD DOME. BY BLENDING FUN AND INFORMATIVE CONTENT, IT EMPOWERS VIEWERS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN'S ISSUES, REINFORCING THE IDEA THAT ADVOCACY IS BOTH IMPACTFUL AND ACCESSIBLE. WORKSHOPS. DEMONSTRATING A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, ICM HOSTED 18 DYNAMIC WORKSHOPS AND PANELS IN 2024 ON TOPICS PIVOTAL TO CHILD WELL-BEING. COLLABORATIONS WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES LIKE ST. TERESA'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ST. THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC CHURCH, ATLANTA MASJID, AND OTHERS CREATED SPACES FOR LEARNING AND ACTION. THROUGH ITS ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AND YOUTH ADVOCACY INTERNSHIP, ICM EQUIPPED ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. THESE INTERACTIVE SESSIONS IGNITED PASSION AND FOSTERED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES FACING CHILDREN TODAY. ADVOCACY DAY. AMPLIFYING ITS IMPACT, ICM HOSTED AN ADVOCACY DAY DURING THE CHILDREN'S SABBATH WEEKEND FOCUSED ON TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND THE BENEFIT OF USING NARRATIVE STORYTELLING IN ADVOCACY. HELD AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC OF ATLANTA, THE EVENT FEATURED TWO COMPELLING PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH ADVOCACY EXPERTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM THE MULTI-AGENCY ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN (MAAC), DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AN
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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