St Johns Bread & Life Program Inc

Analysis

St Johns Bread & Life Program Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 June 2023, St Johns Bread & Life Program Inc reported income of $7.5m and spending of $7.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $7.5m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 44%. 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, St Johns Bread & Life Program Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Combined Community Action Incorporated ($7.5m), Childrens Home of York ($7.5m) and Homes for Life Foundation ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $400k, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 39 employees.