South Metro Human Services

Analysis

South Metro Human Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, South Metro Human Services reported income of $43.2m and spending of $43.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $32.4m to $43.2m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Metro Human Services sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merit America ($43.2m), Young Mens Christian Association of Long Island Inc ($43.3m) and Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services Inc ($43.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $342k (0.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25.5m. At year end it held assets of $23.5m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $18.4m. It reported 491 employees.