Friends of Medjugorje

Analysis

Friends of Medjugorje is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Joseph, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Friends of Medjugorje reported income of $130k and spending of $139k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $88k to $130k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friends of Medjugorje sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Orphanages International Inc ($130k), Global Albanians Foundation ($130k) and American Pakistan Foundation ($130k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $19k.