St Louis Arc Inc

Analysis

St Louis Arc Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1954, 72 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, St Louis Arc Inc reported income of $37.4m and spending of $33.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $25.4m to $37.4m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Louis Arc Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Episcopal Community Services ($37.4m), Spokane United Methodist Homes ($37.4m) and Think Small ($37.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.8% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $448k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.9m. At year end it held assets of $38.7m against liabilities of $5.0m, net assets of $33.7m. It reported 719 employees.