Public Charity

LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR INC

Based in NEWARK, DE, LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.4M in revenue, $6.7M in expenses, $14.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 38 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.3M.

EIN: 510095986 NEWARK, DE Senior Citizens Housing & Retirement Communities NTEE: L22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.4M
Total Expenses$6.7M
Total Assets$14.1M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE HOME IS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGREGATION OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN FRANCE IN 1839 & SERVES THE ELDERLY IN 31 COUNTRIES. THE HOME, WHICH PROVIDES NURSING & RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR THE NEEDY ELDERLY, IS INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED AND MANAGED BY THE SISTERS AND INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR, A CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDER.

Where $100 goes at Little Sisters of the Poor Inc

How Little Sisters of the Poor Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
Licensed nursing facility (40-bed
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 26 units; 11 units
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Sister Cecile Zeringue
PRESIDENT Sister Mary Michael Nickles
SECRETARY Sister Therese Wehrlin
TREASURER Sr Laurelliya Simon Jesuthasan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,090,581 30 grants
Human & Social Services
$183,747 7 grants
Education
$10,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.4M $6.7M $14.1M
2024 $5.4M $6.7M $15.0M
2023 $6.6M $6.5M $14.7M
2022 $9.9M $6.6M $14.8M
2020 $6.3M $6.2M $10.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.3M to $5.4M (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.1M.

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