Men & Women in Prison Ministries

Analysis

Men & Women in Prison Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Men & Women in Prison Ministries reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $643k to $1.6m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Men & Women in Prison Ministries sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Storymakers NYC Inc ($1.6m), St Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Church of Vienna Va ($1.6m) and The Jewish Vocational Service Foundation Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $418k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $259k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $133k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 17 employees.