Silent Blessings Deaf Ministries Inc
Analysis
Silent Blessings Deaf Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, Silent Blessings Deaf Ministries Inc reported income of $159k and spending of $132k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $227k to $159k (-30%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Silent Blessings Deaf Ministries Inc sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Foundation of Fort Dodge Iowa ($159k), Rocky Mountain Mennonite Relief Sale ($159k) and Paraklete Ministries Inc ($159k).
On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $87k against liabilities of $8,463, net assets of $78k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 65%
- Program services 7.7%
- Other 28%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Foundation of Fort Dodge Iowa | Fort Dodge | $159k |
| Rocky Mountain Mennonite Relief Sale | Rocky Ford | $159k |
| Paraklete Ministries Inc | Hagerstown | $159k |
| Peregrine Ministries International | Monroe | $159k |