Miracle Messages

Analysis

Miracle Messages is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Miracle Messages reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.7m, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $545k to $1.2m (+114%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Miracle Messages sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Haven Ministries Inc ($1.2m), FRG Family Fund Inc ($1.2m) and Youth Empowered Society Inc ($1.2m).

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 $403k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $233k. At year end it held assets of $979k against liabilities of $14, net assets of $979k. It reported 12 employees.