Ariel Ministries

Analysis

Ariel Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1977, 49 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, Ariel Ministries reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.3m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ariel Ministries sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teenpact Leadership Schools Inc ($3.3m), Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation ($3.3m) and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $349k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $640k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $850k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 33 employees.