United Way of St Charles

Analysis

United Way of St Charles is a registered charity in United States, based in Luling, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2024, United Way of St Charles reported income of $2.3m and spending of $3.6m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $3.2m to $2.3m (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Way of St Charles sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jean Massieu Foundation ($2.3m), Michigan Organizing Project ($2.3m) and Solano Community Foundation ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $263k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 5 employees.