Blazing Trees

Analysis

Blazing Trees is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 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, Blazing Trees reported income of $463k and spending of $410k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $217k to $463k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Blazing Trees 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 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Nathanael ($463k), Emet Leyaakob Inc ($463k) and Gospel Lakes Ministries Inc ($463k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $264k (64% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $283k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $283k. It reported 8 employees.