Down Syndrome Association of Greater St Louis

Analysis

Down Syndrome Association of Greater St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1977, 49 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, Down Syndrome Association of Greater St Louis reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $769k to $1.2m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Down Syndrome Association of Greater St Louis 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 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Terryville-Plymouth Day Care Center Inc ($1.2m), Edgerton Community Outreach Inc ($1.2m) and Aqord ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 14 employees.