Lenawee Christian Ministries

Analysis

Lenawee Christian Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Adrian, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 June 2023, Lenawee Christian Ministries reported income of $6.8m and spending of $5.6m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $6.8m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lenawee Christian Ministries sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnabas Fund ($6.8m), Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Inc ($6.8m) and Loam Media Inc ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $304k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $16.8m against liabilities of $698k, net assets of $16.1m. It reported 155 employees.