Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor

Analysis

Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor reported income of $98k and spending of $18k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.7m to $98k (-99%), an average of -65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love in the Name of Christ ($98k), God S Resources Ministry Inc ($98k) and Girls Health Period ($98k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $69, net assets of $2.7m.