Springfield Daily Citizen Inc

Analysis

Springfield Daily Citizen Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Springfield Daily Citizen Inc reported income of $713k and spending of $1.2m, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $713k (-68%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Springfield Daily Citizen Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Linguistic Society of America ($713k), Project Survival ($713k) and Na Kalai Waa ($713k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $633k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $4,851, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 13 employees.