Serenity Sistas

Analysis

Serenity Sistas is a registered charity in United States, based in Annapolis, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2022, Serenity Sistas reported income of $1.2m and spending of $588k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $642k to $1.2m (+86%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Serenity Sistas sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interact for Change ($1.2m), Society for Pediatric Dermatology Inc ($1.2m) and Fresno New Connection Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $933k. It reported 7 employees.