Transformation Ministries

Analysis

Transformation Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbiana, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Transformation Ministries reported income of $387k and spending of $416k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $387k (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Transformation Ministries sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stomping Ground Comedy Theater and Training Center ($387k), Jacksonville Health and Educational Resource Center ($387k) and Savita Institute ($387k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.