Sweetwater Mission Inc
Analysis
Sweetwater Mission Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Austell, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 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, Sweetwater Mission Inc reported income of $431k and spending of $1.6m, spending 367% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $723k to $431k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.
Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sweetwater Mission Inc sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Senior Citizens of Christian County Transportation Fund ($431k), Mad River Valley Ambulance Service Inc ($431k) and Project Healthy Kids Inc ($431k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $1.4m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 100%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Citizens of Christian County Transportation Fund | Taylorville | $431k |
| Mad River Valley Ambulance Service Inc | Waitsfield | $431k |
| Project Healthy Kids Inc | Bridgeport | $431k |
| New Hope Crisis Pregnancy Center | Clayton | $431k |