Covenant House Missouri

Analysis

Covenant House Missouri is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Covenant House Missouri reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.5m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $4.3m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Covenant House Missouri sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Port Angeles Food Bank ($4.3m), Young Mens Christian Association of the Palm Beaches Inc ($4.3m) and Creative Action Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $919k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 82 employees.