Elijah Rising

Analysis

Elijah Rising is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 March 2023, Elijah Rising reported income of $258k and spending of $471k, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $258k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Elijah Rising sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portland Parks Conservancy ($258k), Farm of Northwest Florida Inc ($258k) and Plug in South Los Angeles ($258k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $27k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $850k, net assets of $3.9m.