Be the Bush Ministries

Analysis

Be the Bush Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Normandy, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Be the Bush Ministries reported income of $398k and spending of $390k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $187k to $398k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Be the Bush Ministries sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sower Organization ($398k), Autism Society of America ($398k) and Medicine Horse Center - Therapeutic Riding & Equine Rehabilitation ($398k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $830k against liabilities of $604k, net assets of $226k. It reported 5 employees.