Guiding Star Ministries Inc

Analysis

Guiding Star Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oreland, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 October 2023, Guiding Star Ministries Inc reported income of $206k and spending of $161k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2023, income grew from $149k to $206k (+38%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Guiding Star Ministries Inc sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Christian School Inc ($206k), Go Oncology Inc ($206k) and Rice County Historical Society ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $82k. At year end it held assets of $58k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $58k. It reported 6 employees.