The Manna Center

Analysis

The Manna Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Siloam SPGS, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, The Manna Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $453k to $1.1m (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Manna Center sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Lawrence County Arts Council ($1.1m), Visit Org Philanthropic Foundation ($1.1m) and Kupa Shel Tzedakah ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $776k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $765k. It reported 8 employees.