Awake Ministries

Analysis

Awake Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelbyville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Awake Ministries reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $739k to $2.3m (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Awake Ministries 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 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maryland Baptist Aged Home of the United Baptist Missionary Conven- ($2.3m), Paving the Way Multi Service Institute ($2.3m) and Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $348k. It paid $19k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $367k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 15 employees.