Greater Birmingham Ministries Inc

Analysis

Greater Birmingham Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 years ago. 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, Greater Birmingham Ministries Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.4m (-21%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Greater Birmingham Ministries Inc 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 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nami Franklin County Inc ($1.4m), Hanover Adult Center Inc ($1.4m) and American Camping Association Illinois Section ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $495k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $138k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 12 employees.