Show-Me Institute

Analysis

Show-Me Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Show-Me Institute reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.8m (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Show-Me Institute sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College of Southern Nevada Foundation Inc ($1.8m), Coserv Charitable Foundation ($1.8m) and Bruce Barclay Cameron Foundation Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $266k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $893k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $333k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 12 employees.