Burnham Ministries International

Analysis

Burnham Ministries International is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Myers, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Burnham Ministries International reported income of $826k and spending of $427k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $461k to $826k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Burnham Ministries International sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brazilian Church Agape Ministry ($826k), Mission of Love Charities Incorporated ($826k) and Ohr Hashalom ($825k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $236k (55% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.7m.