Underground Ministries

Analysis

Underground Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Vernon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Underground Ministries reported income of $627k and spending of $625k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $214k to $627k (+194%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Underground Ministries sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venice Pride ($627k), Childrens Advocacy Programs of the Blue Ridge Inc ($629k) and Black Male Initiative Geaorgia Inc ($627k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $304k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $159k. It reported 19 employees.