Mission Possible

Analysis

Mission Possible is a registered charity in United States, based in Findlay, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Mission Possible reported income of $978k and spending of $1.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $978k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mission Possible sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peace Operations Training Institute ($978k), Harvesting in Spanish ($978k) and Georges Malaika Foundationincorporated ($978k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $195k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 9 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.