Now Outreach

Analysis

Now Outreach is a registered charity in United States, based in Gastonia, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 September 2023, Now Outreach reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.4m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $3.0m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Now Outreach sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Learningworks ($3.0m), Friends of Anselm House ($3.0m) and Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $644k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 73 employees.