Mission Quest

Analysis

Mission Quest is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheaton, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Mission Quest reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.7m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Mission Quest sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Achieving Dreams ($3.7m), Friends of the Children - Southwest Washington - Swwa ($3.7m) and National Association of School Resource Officers Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $89k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $338k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 3 employees.