Sanctuary in the Ordinary

Analysis

Sanctuary in the Ordinary is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Sanctuary in the Ordinary reported income of $206k and spending of $156k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3,849 to $206k (+5262%), an average of +171% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 6635%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sanctuary in the Ordinary sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Deaf Smith County Inc ($206k), Suwannee Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc ($206k) and Crossroads Global Village US Limited ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (48% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $661k, net assets of $382k. It reported 1 employees.