Minnesota Social Service Association

Analysis

Minnesota Social Service Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1943, 83 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 December 2023, Minnesota Social Service Association reported income of $1.1m and spending of $902k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $777k to $1.1m (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Minnesota Social Service Association sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Nutrition Services Inc ($1.1m), Docs for Tots ($1.1m) and Developing Relationships Through Education and Mentoring Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $309k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $389k, net assets of $796k. It reported 5 employees.