Messy Family Project

Analysis

Messy Family Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Steubenville, OH. 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Messy Family Project reported income of $670k and spending of $646k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $319k to $670k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Messy Family Project sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Au Inca Door of Hope Inc ($670k), Southgate Foundation Inc ($670k) and Camp Patmos Inc ($670k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $276k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $276k. It reported 3 employees.