Mission Mutual

Analysis

Mission Mutual is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Mission Mutual reported income of $5.2m and spending of $3.2m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.4m to $5.2m (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mission Mutual sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Invisible Children Inc ($5.2m), Blacksmith Institute Inc ($5.2m) and Federation for American Immigration Reform ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $555k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $268k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 23 employees.