Waymakers

Analysis

Waymakers is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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, Waymakers reported income of $103k and spending of $138k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $205k to $103k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Waymakers sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tonyshope Inc ($103k), Gifting Grace Project Inc ($103k) and Mel Lamar Ministries Inc ($103k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $147k against liabilities of $1,414, net assets of $146k.