Mustard Seed Church

Analysis

Mustard Seed Church is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mustard Seed Church reported income of $427k and spending of $449k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $220k to $427k (+94%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Mustard Seed Church sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Partners India Inc ($427k), St Andrews Episcopal Day School ($427k) and Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc ($427k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $283k. At year end it held assets of $20k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $20k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.