Little Sisters of the Poor of the State of Pennsylvania

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor of the State of Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, 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 church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Little Sisters of the Poor of the State of Pennsylvania reported income of $13.3m and spending of $10.8m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.0m to $13.3m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Poor of the State of Pennsylvania 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 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington City Mission Inc ($13.3m), Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana ($13.3m) and Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center Inc ($13.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $42.1m against liabilities of $868k, net assets of $41.2m. It reported 163 employees.