Salt and Light NFP

Analysis

Salt and Light NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Urbana, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2021, 5 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, Salt and Light NFP reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $3.3m (+50%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Salt and Light NFP sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Childrens Outreach ($3.3m), Moms for America ($3.3m) and Dean McGee Eye Institute Foundation ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $87k. It reported 89 employees.