Citizens League

Analysis

Citizens League is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1953, 73 years ago. 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, Citizens League reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $821k to $1.0m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizens League sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Family Intervention Services Inc ($1.0m), Georgetown Ministry Center ($1.0m) and New York Aikikai Ltd ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $458k. At year end it held assets of $904k against liabilities of $269k, net assets of $634k. It reported 17 employees.