Missouri Budget Project

Analysis

Missouri Budget Project is a registered charity in United States, based in St Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 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 December 2023, Missouri Budget Project reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Missouri Budget Project sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fishing School Inc ($1.3m), Ohio County & Independent Agricultural Societies ($1.3m) and International Life Services Incorporated ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (10% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 8 employees.