Rest Stop Ministries

Analysis

Rest Stop Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Hermitage, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Rest Stop Ministries reported income of $830k and spending of $694k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $346k to $830k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rest Stop Ministries sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trinitys Services and Food for the Homeless Inc ($830k), The Highlands Community Development Corporation ($830k) and Ranfurly Homes for Childreninc ($830k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $366k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $398k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 21 employees.