Sister Song Inc

Analysis

Sister Song Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Sister Song Inc reported income of $8.2m and spending of $8.5m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $8.2m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sister Song Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include District III Area Agency on Aging ($8.2m), Grey Bears ($8.2m) and Jenesse Center Inc ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $25.5m against liabilities of $244k, net assets of $25.2m.