St Luke Community Christian Center

Analysis

St Luke Community Christian Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Wellington, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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 June 2023, St Luke Community Christian Center reported income of $172k and spending of $287k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $95k to $172k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 187% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Luke Community Christian Center sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Chernomorets USA Inc ($172k), Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention Inc ($172k) and Society of St Vincent de Paul Holy Trinity Conference ($172k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.