High Touch Ministries

Analysis

High Touch Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesapeake, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, High Touch Ministries reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.3m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, High Touch Ministries 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 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Priority of Broward County Inc ($2.3m), Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf ($2.3m) and Camp Fire ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 61 employees.