Hark Up Ministries

Analysis

Hark Up Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Hark Up Ministries reported income of $473k and spending of $441k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $406k to $473k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hark Up Ministries sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allegro Choirs of Kansas City Inc ($473k), East European Folklife Center Inc ($473k) and Santa Monica Group Theatre ($473k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $249k against liabilities of $425, net assets of $249k.