Little Sisters of the Poor of St Paul

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor of St Paul is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Little Sisters of the Poor of St Paul reported income of $9.0m and spending of $6.6m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $9.1m to $9.0m (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Poor of St Paul sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warren Washington Association for Mental Health Inc ($9.0m), Inca Community Services Inc ($9.0m) and Crooked Creek Food Pantry Inc ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $17.2m against liabilities of $271k, net assets of $17.0m. It reported 101 employees.