South City Community School

Analysis

South City Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, South City Community School reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $906k to $2.0m (+116%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2020, when income rose by 12161%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, South City Community School sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adelphoi Foundation ($2.0m), Parkside Community Montessori School ($2.0m) and Destine Preparatory Charter School ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $969k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $631k, net assets of $658k. It reported 65 employees.