Services by Design Inc

Analysis

Services by Design Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Services by Design Inc reported income of $15.1m and spending of $13.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.0m to $15.1m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Services by Design Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Overland Missions Inc ($15.1m), Caring for Others Inc ($15.1m) and Navicore Solutions Inc ($15.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 298 employees.