The Little Sisters of the Poor of Indianapolis Inc

Analysis

The Little Sisters of the Poor of Indianapolis Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. 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 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, The Little Sisters of the Poor of Indianapolis Inc reported income of $8.4m and spending of $7.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $10.2m to $8.4m (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Little Sisters of the Poor of Indianapolis Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wicell Research Institute Inc ($8.4m), Scleroderma Research Foundation ($8.4m) and African Leaders Malaria Alliance Inc ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $637k, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 130 employees.