Sisters of Mary Boystowns and Girlstowns Inc

Analysis

Sisters of Mary Boystowns and Girlstowns Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lanham, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 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 (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, Sisters of Mary Boystowns and Girlstowns Inc reported income of $10.0m and spending of $9.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $10.0m (+88%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sisters of Mary Boystowns and Girlstowns Inc 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 94th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interaction American Council for Voluntary International Action Inc ($10.0m), Seva Foundation ($10.0m) and American Committee for Tel Aviv FDN Inc ($9.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $253k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $796k. At year end it held assets of $24.0m against liabilities of $855k, net assets of $23.2m. It reported 13 employees.