St Lukes Community House

Analysis

St Lukes Community House is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1941, 85 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, St Lukes Community House reported income of $5.1m and spending of $4.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $5.1m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Lukes Community House sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quad County Urban League Inc ($5.1m), Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association Inc ($5.1m) and Avda ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $418k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $188k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 73 employees.