Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1941, 85 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged reported income of $7.6m and spending of $9.8m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.2m to $7.6m (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged 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 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart of Kansas Family Health Care Inc ($7.6m), American Society for Dermatologic Surgery ($7.6m) and Partnership for Community Supports ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $15.1m against liabilities of $812k, net assets of $14.3m. It reported 78 employees.