Mental Health Association of St Louis

Analysis

Mental Health Association of St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1963, 63 years ago. 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, Mental Health Association of St Louis reported income of $602k and spending of $1.4m, spending 234% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $744k to $602k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mental Health Association of St Louis sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plantation Field Equestrian Events Inc ($602k), Discovery Eye Foundation ($602k) and Saint Charles County Fair Inc ($602k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $578k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 11 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.