Bring the Light Ministries

Analysis

Bring the Light Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Alba, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bring the Light Ministries reported income of $670k and spending of $734k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $402k to $670k (+67%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bring the Light Ministries sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Fairmount Community Center ($670k), Lincoln Park Village Inc ($670k) and Three Angels Childrens Relief Incorporated ($670k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 119% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $768k, net assets of $280k. It reported 3 employees.