Focus St Louis

Analysis

Focus St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 June 2023, Focus St Louis reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.1m (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Focus St Louis sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% 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 Friends Of@bay Beach Inc ($1.1m), Community Improvement Corporation of Springfield & Clark County Ohio ($1.1m) and The Fintech Sandbox Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $472k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $221k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 12 employees.