Lewis County United Methodist Ministries

Analysis

Lewis County United Methodist Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Weston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 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, Lewis County United Methodist Ministries reported income of $97k and spending of $97k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $124k to $97k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lewis County United Methodist Ministries sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hand Ministry ($97k), Operation Helping Hand Inc ($97k) and Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center Inc ($97k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (26% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $680k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $680k. It reported 1 employees.