Praise a Lujah Discipleship

Analysis

Praise a Lujah Discipleship is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Praise a Lujah Discipleship reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $576k to $1.3m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Praise a Lujah Discipleship sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Georgia Inc ($1.3m), Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Inc ($1.3m) and Catholic Star Herald ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $115k. At year end it held assets of $520k against liabilities of $704k, net assets of -$183k. It reported 9 employees.