Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House Inc

Analysis

Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in E Saint Louis, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1984, 42 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 June 2023, Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House Inc reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $9.6m to $6.2m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comn Action Partnership Huntsville Madison & Limestone Counties Inc ($6.2m), Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy ($6.2m) and Senior Resources Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 169 employees.