The Meeting Ground

Analysis

The Meeting Ground is a registered charity in United States, based in Elkton, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1982, 44 years ago. 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 June 2023, The Meeting Ground reported income of $554k and spending of $624k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $268k to $554k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Meeting Ground sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Medical Response Team ($554k), Womens History Reclamation Project Inc ($554k) and American Society for Precision Engineering Inc ($554k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 11 employees.