Little Servant Sisters

Analysis

Little Servant Sisters is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodbridge, NJ. 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 Servant Sisters reported income of $8.8m and spending of $9.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.9m to $8.8m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Little Servant Sisters sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wentworth Senior Living ($8.8m), MV Advancements ($8.8m) and The Backstoppers Inc ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.4% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $968k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 147 employees.