Louder Than Words Ministries

Analysis

Louder Than Words Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Gastonia, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 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, Louder Than Words Ministries reported income of $81k and spending of $93k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $301k to $81k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Louder Than Words Ministries sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 29th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Koinoneo Independent Mission Agency ($80k), Association of Cedarbrook Camps ($81k) and Ladies of Charity of the United States of Ameriaca ($80k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $31k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $31k. It reported 2 employees.

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.