Higher Places Ministries

Analysis

Higher Places Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Vineland, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Higher Places Ministries reported income of $466k and spending of $440k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $551k to $466k (-16%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Higher Places Ministries sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvest Church Idaho Inc ($466k), Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South Inc ($466k) and Presbyterian Heritage Center ($466k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0.