Mirror Ministries

Analysis

Mirror Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Richland, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2015, 11 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 December 2023, Mirror Ministries reported income of $1.7m and spending of $795k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $479k to $1.7m (+245%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mirror Ministries sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baptist Homes Foundation ($1.7m), Childrens Ark at St Georges Ltd ($1.7m) and Collat Jewish Family Services ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $309k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 18 employees.