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2017 Metro Market Study


Charitable Sector Profile: St. Louis

Charity Navigator's eleventh annual study examined the differences that exist in the financial, accountability and transparency practices of charities located in 30 metropolitan markets across America. The 77 largest charities in St. Louis exhibited the following:

Rating Dimensions St. Louis National*
Financial Score 88.93 87.18
A&T Score 93.00 92.00
Overall Score 90.03 87.77
Financial Metrics St. Louis National*
Program Expenses 82.0% 81.4%
Administrative Expenses 8.6% 9.4%
Fundraising Expenses 8.2% 7.9%
Fundraising Efficiency $0.090 $0.090
Program Expense Growth 4.6% 4.4%
Working Capital Ratio 1.55 1.12
Liabilities to Assets Ratio 6.8% 9.7%
Accountability & Transparency Metrics St. Louis National*
Any Donor Privacy Policy 41.6% 38.6%
Strict Donor Privacy Policy 37.7% 34.0%
Form 990 Made Public 74.0% 52.8%
Audited Financials Made Public 55.8% 50.0%
Board Members Listed 92.2% 92.0%
Key Staff Listed 94.8% 92.7%
Size Metrics St. Louis National*
Excess (or deficit) $341,392 $106,260
Total Assets $9,518,438 $6,008,511
Total Contributions $3,066,680 $2,866,657
Total Revenue $4,562,164 $3,796,085
Total Expenses $3,995,870 $3,495,236
CEO Compensation $138,185 $129,343

* Median values

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Miniutti, Vice President, Marketing
(201) 818-1288 x105
media@charitynavigator.org

© 2017 Charity Navigator. Note: all data are based on Charity Navigator's May 2017 Metro Market Charitable Analysis Study. These sector reports do not claim to represent median/mean data for all charities. Charity Navigator is the largest evaluator of 501 (c) (3) charities in the U.S.

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