Message of Life Ministries

Analysis

Message of Life Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 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, Message of Life Ministries reported income of $149k and spending of $91k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $291k to $149k (-49%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Message of Life Ministries sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Inc of Greater Holmes County ($149k), Ministerio Redes Inc ($149k) and Family Rescue Center ($149k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $618k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $618k. It reported 3 employees.