Ember Foundation

Analysis

Ember Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2008, 18 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, Ember Foundation reported income of $511k and spending of $352k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $460k to $511k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ember Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milwaukee Kollel Inc ($511k), Ceifa Ministry International ($511k) and Turning Point at Sonrise Inc ($511k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5,731. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 1 employees.