Salvation Army Services Inc

Analysis

Salvation Army Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hoffman Estates, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 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 September 2023, Salvation Army Services Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $3.6m, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $328k to $2.4m (+641%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 613%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Salvation Army Services Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Yahweh ($2.4m), CHN Housing Capital ($2.4m) and South Central TN Family Center ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 109% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $380k. At year end it held assets of $19.8m against liabilities of $6.8m, net assets of $13.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.