Medical Missions Adventures

Analysis

Medical Missions Adventures is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Medical Missions Adventures reported income of $114k and spending of $193k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $63k to $114k (+82%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Medical Missions Adventures sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tricias Hope Inc ($114k), Luke 9-2 Ministries Inc ($114k) and Wrens Village ($114k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $168k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $168k.