U City in Bloom

Analysis

U City in Bloom is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, U City in Bloom reported income of $372k and spending of $382k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $268k to $372k (+39%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, U City in Bloom sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Renew America Together Inc ($371k), Little Explorers Montessori School ($372k) and Trustees of Purdue University ($371k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $394k against liabilities of $1,493, net assets of $393k. It reported 6 employees.