Pure Life Ministries

Analysis

Pure Life Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Dry Ridge, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1987, 39 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, Pure Life Ministries reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.4m (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pure Life Ministries sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scottsdale Informatics Institute ($2.4m), En Familia Inc ($2.4m) and Sanctuary Clinics Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $825k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $212k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 55 employees.