International Messengers

Analysis

International Messengers is a registered charity in United States, based in Clear Lake, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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, International Messengers reported income of $6.6m and spending of $7.3m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.4m to $6.6m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, International Messengers sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Curt Landry Ministries International ($6.6m), Langham Partnership USA Inc NFP ($6.6m) and Pep Housing ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $312k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 91 employees.