Align Life Ministries

Analysis

Align Life Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Align Life Ministries reported income of $3.7m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $3.7m (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Align Life Ministries sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Austin Youth Association ($3.7m), Community Action of Ventura County ($3.7m) and Putnam County Housing Corporation ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $103k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 34 employees.