Populist

Analysis

Populist is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Populist reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.1m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $473k to $1.8m (+271%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Populist sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advance Community ($1.8m), Water for Life ($1.8m) and Hand of Help Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $3,283, net assets of $143k. It reported 2 employees.