East Gate Ministries

Analysis

East Gate Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisonburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, East Gate Ministries reported income of $353k and spending of $332k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $353k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, East Gate Ministries sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saving All Children ($353k), Allison Brundick Haramis Foundation Inc ($353k) and Friends of Humanity International Inc ($353k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58k. At year end it held assets of $754k against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $564k. It reported 9 employees.