Second Mile Ministries

Analysis

Second Mile Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1994, 32 years ago. 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, Second Mile Ministries reported income of $65k and spending of $68k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $76k to $65k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Second Mile Ministries sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington State Science and Engineering Fair ($65k), Afcea Educational Foundation ($65k) and PTA North Carolina Congress ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $83k against liabilities of $369, net assets of $83k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.