Metropolitan Ministries

Analysis

Metropolitan Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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, Metropolitan Ministries reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.0m (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Metropolitan Ministries sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Veron Park Corporation ($1.0m), Camp Fire ($1.0m) and Associate Reformed Presbyterian Home ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 8 employees.