Alliance Francaise de Saint Louis

Analysis

Alliance Francaise de Saint Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Alliance Francaise de Saint Louis reported income of $383k and spending of $384k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $309k to $383k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alliance Francaise de Saint Louis sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maryland Technology Museum Inc ($383k), East Lake Expression Engine ($383k) and Columbus Area Arts Council ($383k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $157k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 27 employees.