Burning and Shining Lamp Ministries

Analysis

Burning and Shining Lamp Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Burning and Shining Lamp Ministries reported income of $971k and spending of $723k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $181k to $971k (+437%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Burning and Shining Lamp Ministries sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leighton Ford Ministries ($970k), Bill Johnson Ministries ($972k) and Partnership for Youth ($970k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $277k (38% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $920k against liabilities of $7,129, net assets of $913k. It reported 2 employees.