Angels Arms

Analysis

Angels Arms is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Angels Arms reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Angels Arms sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashland County Junior Fair Sale and Market Committee ($1.2m), Consortium for Early Learning Services ($1.2m) and Families Unlimited Network ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $173k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $252k. It paid $2,060 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $365k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 10 employees.