Catholic Charities of St Louis

Analysis

Catholic Charities of St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. 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 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 June 2023, Catholic Charities of St Louis reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $5.3m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catholic Charities of St Louis sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumberland Cape Atlantic Y M C a of New Jersey ($5.3m), Liberty House ($5.3m) and Graham County Rehabilitation Center ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $400k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of -$818k. It reported 28 employees.