Little Sisters of the Poor of Greater Boston Inc

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor of Greater Boston Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. 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, Little Sisters of the Poor of Greater Boston Inc reported income of $503k and spending of $19k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.8m to $503k (-93%), an average of -48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Poor of Greater Boston Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Butler Area Public Library ($502k), Iowa State Sheriffs & Deputies Assoc Institute Inc ($503k) and Millner Elderly Housing Inc ($502k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $7.2m.