Our Surrendered Lives Ministries Inc
Analysis
Our Surrendered Lives Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Madison, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Our Surrendered Lives Ministries Inc reported income of $271k and spending of $236k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $221k to $271k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Our Surrendered Lives Ministries Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include David Corn Ministries ($271k), Markaz Tawheed Wa Sunnah ($271k) and Nation Builders Ministries Inc ($271k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $12k. At year end it held assets of $238k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $238k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 86%
- Other 14%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| David Corn Ministries | Houston | $271k |
| Markaz Tawheed Wa Sunnah | Durham | $271k |
| Nation Builders Ministries Inc | Alton | $271k |
| Chabad for Travelers Inc | Brooklyn | $271k |