Ave Maria Communications

Analysis

Ave Maria Communications is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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, Ave Maria Communications reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.4m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $2.0m (-4.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ave Maria Communications 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 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paul Tripp Ministries Inc ($2.0m), The John Paul II Foundation for Life and Family ($2.0m) and Missions Resource Network ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $251k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $717k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $366k. It reported 15 employees.