A Seat at the Table

Analysis

A Seat at the Table is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 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, A Seat at the Table reported income of $322k and spending of $385k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $459k to $322k (-30%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A Seat at the Table sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Youth Achievers ($322k), Voices of Mercy Outreach Ministries Inc ($322k) and Foster Love Bell County Inc ($322k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $750k against liabilities of $3,000, net assets of $747k. It reported 1 employees.