Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota

Analysis

Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn Ctr, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota reported income of $372k and spending of $333k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $358k to $372k (+4.1%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of St Vincent de Paul St Francis Xavier Conference Inc ($372k), Ninety-Nine Girlfriends ($372k) and Allen Robinsons Within Reach Foundation Inc ($372k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (45% of expenses). It paid $4,644 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $207k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $207k. It reported 8 employees.