Encounter Ministry Inc

Analysis

Encounter Ministry Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Roach, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 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, Encounter Ministry Inc reported income of $5.3m and spending of $6.0m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $5.3m (+401%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. 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, Encounter Ministry Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dami Buddhism Association ($5.3m), United States Catholic Conference ($5.4m) and Sean Feucht Ministries Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $918k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 65 employees.