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Little Lambs Ministry

RegisteredEIN 36-4021599Carol Stream, ILPoverty relief
Income$390k2023-12
Spending$385ksame year
Spent / received81%5-year average
Size in its cause60th pctPoverty relief
Exempt since1996Publicly supported organisat
Employees2latest return

Analysis

Little Lambs Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Carol Stream, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 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 2023, Little Lambs Ministry reported income of $390k and spending of $385k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $311k to $390k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 218%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Lambs Ministry sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wells for Life ($390k), Opening Doors a Louisiana Non-Profit Corporation ($390k) and National Young Mens Service League ($390k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 2 employees.

Income and spending

$0$249k$497k$746k$994k2019 Income: $310,5822019 Spending: $372,35720192020 Income: $299,1782020 Spending: $278,59020202021 Income: $313,1642021 Spending: $265,87920212022 Income: $994,3132022 Spending: $566,16820222023 Income: $390,4092023 Spending: $385,2372023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 89%
  • Other 11%

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