Little Sisters of the Poor St Louis Residence

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor St Louis Residence is a registered charity in United States, based in Raytown, 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 December 2023, Little Sisters of the Poor St Louis Residence reported income of $273k and spending of $1.0m, spending 369% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $273k (+250%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 4872%. Over the whole period it spent 227% 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 St Louis Residence sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Low Birth Weight Development Center ($273k), Magoffin County Senior Citizens Inc ($273k) and Vashon Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness ($273k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.