Bluefield Union Mission

Analysis

Bluefield Union Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Bluefield, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1936, 90 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 December 2023, Bluefield Union Mission reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.2m (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bluefield Union Mission sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mastery Transcript Consortium ($2.2m), Congregational Community Action Project Inc ($2.2m) and St Marks Day Care Center Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $290k. At year end it held assets of $574k against liabilities of $9,619, net assets of $565k. It reported 19 employees.