Spare Ministries

Analysis

Spare Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Anaheim, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Spare Ministries reported income of $172k and spending of $175k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $168k to $172k (+2.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Spare Ministries sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Toddles Inc ($172k), Guilford Adult Care Inc ($172k) and Crossroads Pregnancy Center Inc ($172k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $32k against liabilities of $5,547, net assets of $26k.

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.