Little Sisters of the Poor of the City and County of Philadelphia

What it reported doing in 2025

Founded in philadelphia in 1869, the little sisters of the poor operate holy family home, a catholic long-term care community, providing nursing, residential, spiritual, and compassionate care services for low-income elderly individuals of all backgrounds and faith traditions. The home serves economically vulnerable older adults through an aging-in-place approach that enables each resident to remain in a familiar setting while receiving increasing levels of support as needed. The little sisters provide person-centered care focused on dignity, meaningful quality of life, social engagement, a family-centered community setting, pastoral support, and compassionate accompaniment through the later stages of life. Recent form 990 financial fluctuations reflect the completion and occupancy transitions of holy family home's once-in-a-generation rebuilding and modernizatoin project, finalized in 2025, including significant capital expenditures construction-related activity, and associated long-term financing obligations. These figures primarily reflect the financial impact of a transformational public-private investment designed to modernize eldercare services and strengthen the organization's long-term mission sustainability, rather than instability in ongoing operations. Located in the kingsessing neighborhood of southwest philadelphia, holy family home serves as an important community anchor and source of neighborhood stability in an economically challenged area affected by poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness. The organization's newly rebuilt and modernized facility was supported through a combination of philanthropic and public investment, recognizing both the critical need for eldercare services and the home's significant role in community revitalization.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 51.7%; rating input score 52
• Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $27.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 37.2%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.53; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.53; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 22.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings