Five Pines Ministries

Analysis

Five Pines Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Berrien Ctr, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Five Pines Ministries reported income of $373k and spending of $368k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $395k to $373k (-5.7%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Five Pines Ministries sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Standard of Athletics Association ($372k), Camp Anderson Foundation Inc ($373k) and Lake Villa Township Baseball- League ($372k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $686k against liabilities of $94k, net assets of $592k. It reported 38 employees.