Sun Ministries

Analysis

Sun Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Sun Ministries reported income of $260k and spending of $329k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $190k to $260k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sun Ministries sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Inc of Greater Hershey ($260k), Solomons Porch Worship Center ($260k) and Kingdom in Action Family ($260k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $177k against liabilities of $241k, net assets of -$64k. It reported 13 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.