Evangelical Childrens Home

Analysis

Evangelical Childrens Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1958, 68 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 September 2023, Evangelical Childrens Home reported income of $12.4m and spending of $13.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $13.7m to $12.4m (-9.4%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Evangelical Childrens Home sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Association on Aging ($12.4m), Jewish Family & Childrens Service ($12.5m) and Centers for the Developmentally Disabled N Cent Alabama Inc ($12.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $352k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.0m. At year end it held assets of $39.1m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $36.2m. It reported 228 employees.