Look Up Ministries

Analysis

Look Up Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Look Up Ministries reported income of $278k and spending of $344k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $178k to $278k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Look Up Ministries sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Haven of Person County ($278k), New Horizon Ranch Inc ($279k) and Beaumont Dream Center ($278k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $949k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $949k. It reported 5 employees.