Higher Up Ministries

Analysis

Higher Up Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Prospect HTS, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 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, Higher Up Ministries reported income of $125k and spending of $125k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $108k to $125k (+16%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Higher Up Ministries sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 44th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include El Buen Pastor Fund ($125k), Farm Team Inc ($126k) and F&d West Fund ($125k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. At year end it held assets of $41k against liabilities of $8,265, net assets of $33k.