Southern Illinois University

Analysis

Southern Illinois University is a registered charity in United States, based in Carbondale, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Southern Illinois University reported income of $349k and spending of $859k, spending 246% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $349k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southern Illinois University sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Capital Inc ($349k), Land O Lakes Junior-Senior High Booster Club Inc ($349k) and Ex Fabula Inc ($349k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $6.7m.