Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago Inc

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. 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, Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago Inc reported income of $8.4m and spending of $9.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.5m to $8.4m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Visalia Rescue Mission ($8.4m), Cen-Tex Association for Retarded Children ($8.4m) and Lincoln Christian School Association ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $4.8m, net assets of $426k. It reported 135 employees.