Mount Zion Literature Ministries

Analysis

Mount Zion Literature Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Clarkrange, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Mount Zion Literature Ministries reported income of $4.0m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $4.0m (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Mount Zion Literature Ministries sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Leonards Ministries ($4.0m), Fuzzy Friends Rescue ($4.0m) and Mount Olivet Lutheran Church Foundation ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 6 employees.