St Louis Jewish Light

Analysis

St Louis Jewish Light is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1973, 53 years ago. 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 December 2023, St Louis Jewish Light reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $877k to $1.1m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, St Louis Jewish Light sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Road Historical Society ($1.1m), Rincon de San Lazaro Inc ($1.1m) and Wings Foundation Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $550k. At year end it held assets of $641k against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $554k. It reported 11 employees.