Missouri Baptist Foundation

Analysis

Missouri Baptist Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jefferson Cty, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2023, 3 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 September 2023, Missouri Baptist Foundation reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.2m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2023, income fell from $6.3m to $2.8m (-56%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Missouri Baptist Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Savannah Jewish Council Inc ($2.8m), Sacramento Camp and Conference Center Inc ($2.8m) and Denver Inner City Parish Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $291k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $407k. At year end it held assets of $204.8m against liabilities of $187.0m, net assets of $17.8m. It reported 12 employees.