Little Sisters of the Poor of Cincinnati

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor of Cincinnati is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Cincinnati reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.2m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.1m to $2.6m (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Poor of Cincinnati sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gaia Home ($2.6m), Life Centers Inc ($2.6m) and Tmc3 Development Corporation ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $7,272 (0.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $522k. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $439k, net assets of $14.3m. It reported 120 employees.