Humans of St Louis

Analysis

Humans of St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Humans of St Louis reported income of $87k and spending of $76k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $112k to $87k (-23%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Humans of St Louis sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NC Zeitgeist Foundation ($87k), 757 Creative Reuse Center ($87k) and Midvale Arts Council Inc ($87k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $64k against liabilities of $1,683, net assets of $62k. It reported 1 employees.