Hillcrest Ministries

Analysis

Hillcrest Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberty, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1979, 47 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, Hillcrest Ministries reported income of $942k and spending of $680k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $573k to $942k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hillcrest Ministries sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Presbyterian Village-Holly ($942k), Greater Hope Ministries Inc ($943k) and The Springs Ministries Inc ($942k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $199k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $530k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 33 employees.