Ladies Union Benevolent Association

Analysis

Ladies Union Benevolent Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Joseph, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 years ago. 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, Ladies Union Benevolent Association reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.7m (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ladies Union Benevolent Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($2.7m), United Ways of Florida Inc ($2.7m) and USA Artistic Swimming ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $14.7m. It reported 80 employees.