Open Arms Christian Ministries

Analysis

Open Arms Christian Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Bloomfield, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Open Arms Christian Ministries reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.4m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Open Arms Christian Ministries sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somali Health Board ($2.4m), Illinois Migrant Council ($2.4m) and Lighthouse Ranch for Boys Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $493k, net assets of $1.1m.