Bates Place Ministry

Analysis

Bates Place Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Bates Place Ministry reported income of $51k and spending of $69k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $77k to $51k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bates Place Ministry sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 19th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Brotha Inc ($51k), Global Humanitaria Corp ($51k) and Aware Texas Inc ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $43k.