Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged Inc

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mobile, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged Inc reported income of $9.3m and spending of $7.9m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $9.5m to $9.3m (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Colony for Elderly Care Inc ($9.3m), Partners for Health Inc ($9.3m) and Gaudenzia DRC Inc ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $11.5m against liabilities of $396k, net assets of $11.1m. It reported 163 employees.