Emmaus Ministries

Analysis

Emmaus Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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 June 2023, Emmaus Ministries reported income of $1.3m and spending of $801k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $608k to $1.3m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Emmaus Ministries 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 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Higher Things Inc ($1.3m), United Campus Ministry ($1.3m) and Hope Horizon East Palo Alto ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $308k. At year end it held assets of $822k against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $739k.