Bring Me a Book St Louis

Analysis

Bring Me a Book St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Bring Me a Book St Louis reported income of $101k and spending of $69k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $80k to $101k (+27%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Bring Me a Book St Louis sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Camp Mary White Inc ($101k), Triple Threat Foundation ($101k) and Poseiden Foundation Inc ($101k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $80k.