Illinois Stewardship Alliance

Analysis

Illinois Stewardship Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 December 2023, Illinois Stewardship Alliance reported income of $813k and spending of $674k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $529k to $813k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Illinois Stewardship Alliance sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friendship Foundation Inc ($813k), Progress Inc ($813k) and MMM Heritage Bell Oaks Housing Corp ($813k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $343k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $643k, net assets of $583k. It reported 9 employees.