Got Questions Ministries

Analysis

Got Questions Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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, Got Questions Ministries reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.8m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Got Questions Ministries sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Surfing the Nations ($1.8m), World Reach Inc ($1.8m) and Great Lakes Outreach Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $614k. At year end it held assets of $902k against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $836k. It reported 11 employees.