Sertoma Inc

Analysis

Sertoma Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in North Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Sertoma Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $1.8m to $1.7m (-5.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sertoma Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenwood Home ($1.7m), Mission of Deeds Inc ($1.7m) and Assistance Dogs of the West ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $274k. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $231k, net assets of $14.4m. It reported 12 employees.