Ozark Mission Project

Analysis

Ozark Mission Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Little Rock, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 September 2023, Ozark Mission Project reported income of $635k and spending of $603k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $525k to $635k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ozark Mission Project sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Housing Corporation of Bethlehem ($635k), Highland Area Christian Service Ministry ($635k) and L & T Affordable Housing Urban Renewal Corporation ($634k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $464k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $431k. It reported 20 employees.