St Lukes in the Desert Inc

Analysis

St Lukes in the Desert Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1945, 81 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, St Lukes in the Desert Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $2.2m, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-16%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Lukes in the Desert Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Knox Village of Florida Foundation Inc ($1.4m), Little Sun People Incorporated ($1.4m) and Gofarm ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $52k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $373k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 41 employees.