Agua Viva Ministries

Analysis

Agua Viva Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in San Ysidro, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Agua Viva Ministries reported income of $529k and spending of $510k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $797k to $529k (-34%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Agua Viva Ministries sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Concrete Institute Southern California Chapter ($529k), Lamplighter Manor Inc ($529k) and Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College Inc ($529k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $92k. At year end it held assets of $64k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $64k.