Senior Citizens Council

Analysis

Senior Citizens Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Sheridan, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1975, 51 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 September 2023, Senior Citizens Council reported income of $5.6m and spending of $5.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $5.6m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Senior Citizens Council sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golden Rule Services Inc ($5.6m), Dreamtree Project Inc ($5.6m) and Iowa City Hospice Inc ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $278k, net assets of $10.4m. It reported 128 employees.