St Nicholas Center for Children

Analysis

St Nicholas Center for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 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 June 2023, St Nicholas Center for Children reported income of $5.5m and spending of $4.8m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $5.7m to $5.5m (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Nicholas Center for Children sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Womens East African Support Team ($5.5m), YWCA Missoula ($5.5m) and Spectrum Growth Inc ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.8% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 96 employees.