Project Morning Star

Analysis

Project Morning Star is a registered charity in United States, based in Worthington, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Project Morning Star reported income of $195k and spending of $185k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $107k to $195k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Project Morning Star sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Curiosity Shop Inc ($195k), Richard C Wilson Recovery Residence Inc ($195k) and Wowc Inc ($195k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $278k against liabilities of $147k, net assets of $131k. It reported 2 employees.