Morning Star Mission Ministries

Analysis

Morning Star Mission Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Joliet, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2022, Morning Star Mission Ministries reported income of $7.1m and spending of $6.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $7.4m to $7.1m (-4.8%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Morning Star Mission Ministries sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resource a Nonprofit Community Enterprise Inc ($7.1m), Christian Home and Rehabilitation Center Inc ($7.1m) and Ladies Relief Society of Denver ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. It paid $949k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $11.6m against liabilities of $5.8m, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 100 employees.