Upon the Rock

Analysis

Upon the Rock is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Veta, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 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, Upon the Rock reported income of $399k and spending of $342k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $278k to $399k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Upon the Rock sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Patmos Global Ministries Inc ($399k), Christ Healing Center Ministries ($399k) and Sikh Sangat Society Boston Inc ($399k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $172k. At year end it held assets of $868k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $853k. It reported 9 employees.