Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri

Analysis

Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri reported income of $9.2m and spending of $6.6m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $9.2m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stanislaus Community Foundation ($9.2m), Walker Area Community Foundation ($9.2m) and Community Foundation of South Alabama ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $313k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $289k. At year end it held assets of $67.9m against liabilities of $9.1m, net assets of $58.8m. It reported 8 employees.