Crown Center

Analysis

Crown Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Crown Center reported income of $2.7m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.7m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Crown Center sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Main Street Hinton Inc ($2.7m), Craigs Doors Inc ($2.7m) and Springfield Senior Citizens Housing Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $225k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $12.0m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $11.9m. It reported 29 employees.