Pray America

Analysis

Pray America is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1973, 53 years ago. 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, Pray America reported income of $575k and spending of $615k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $575k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pray America sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merrimack Youth Association ($575k), United Way of Mifflin Juniata ($575k) and Touching Hands Evangelistic Ministries Inc ($575k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $146k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.