Whistle Stop

Analysis

Whistle Stop is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Whistle Stop reported income of $272k and spending of $313k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $181k to $272k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Whistle Stop sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elelembra Foundation ($272k), Village Network of Petaluma ($272k) and Friends of The@kids Kingdom ($272k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $259k against liabilities of $385k, net assets of -$126k. It reported 1 employees.