Ora Academy

Analysis

Ora Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2026. 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 July 2023, Ora Academy reported income of $247k and spending of $450k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $239k to $247k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ora Academy sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Lane ($247k), Refreshing Lives Church Inc ($247k) and Christian Productions International ($247k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $193k. At year end it held assets of $569 against liabilities of $447k, net assets of -$447k. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.