Great Falls Rescue Mission

Analysis

Great Falls Rescue Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Great Falls, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2022, Great Falls Rescue Mission reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income grew from $3.2m to $3.8m (+20%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great Falls Rescue Mission sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creative Alternative for Learning and Living ($3.8m), Leaders Industries ($3.8m) and Diocesan Council Society of St Vincent de Paul Cleveland Diocese ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. It paid $187k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $334k, net assets of $8.5m. It reported 13 employees.