St Louis Hero Network

Analysis

St Louis Hero Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, St Louis Hero Network reported income of $261k and spending of $230k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $8,411 to $261k (+3008%), an average of +99% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 422%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, St Louis Hero Network sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salem District Volunteer Fire Department ($261k), New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence ($261k) and Firechaplainorg Inc ($261k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $259k against liabilities of $1,069, net assets of $258k.