Walking the Text

Analysis

Walking the Text is a registered charity in United States, based in Spring Hill, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Walking the Text reported income of $931k and spending of $806k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $344k to $931k (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Walking the Text sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry ($931k), Rochester Muslim Community Circle ($931k) and Gethsemane Garden Christian Centre Advisory Board Inc ($930k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $443k (55% of expenses). It paid $49k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 4 employees.