Elijah List Ministries Inc

Analysis

Elijah List Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Albany, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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, Elijah List Ministries Inc reported income of $18.3m and spending of $16.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $18.3m (+1046%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1072%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Elijah List Ministries Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Ministries Inc ($17.9m), Zaytuna College ($18.4m) and Canal Alliance ($17.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $464k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $19.8m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $19.7m. It reported 25 employees.