Sword of the Lord Foundation

Analysis

Sword of the Lord Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Murfreesboro, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1955, 71 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, Sword of the Lord Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $584k to $1.3m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sword of the Lord Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith Christian Academy of Plant City Corp ($1.3m), Men of Iron ($1.3m) and Or Haddash Institutions Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $237k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $129k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $420k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 33 employees.