Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer

Analysis

Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer reported income of $85k and spending of $136k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $26k to $85k (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 292% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 24th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seeds of Hope Childrens Outreach ($85k), International Church Power of God ($85k) and Faith Walk Arklatex ($85k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $774k against liabilities of $913k, net assets of -$139k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.