Jennings American Legion Hospital Inc

Analysis

Jennings American Legion Hospital Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jennings, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1955, 71 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending November 2023, Jennings American Legion Hospital Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.8m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income fell from $49.3m to $2.5m (-95%), an average of -53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Jennings American Legion Hospital Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fundacion de Ninos de Puerto Rico Inc ($2.5m), Easter Seals Alabama Inc ($2.5m) and Local Start Dental Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (2.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $37.1m against liabilities of $359k, net assets of $36.7m. It reported 595 employees.