Upstream Ministries

Analysis

Upstream Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Tustin, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 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, Upstream Ministries reported income of $51k and spending of $51k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $65k to $51k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Upstream Ministries sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jeremiahcry Ministries ($51k), St Marys of Alexandria Catholic Foundation ($51k) and Practical Living Ministry ($51k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1,945 against liabilities of $8,953, net assets of -$7,008.