Sacred Ground

Analysis

Sacred Ground is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Eaton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Sacred Ground reported income of $420k and spending of $307k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $183k to $420k (+129%), an average of +129% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 129%. 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, Sacred Ground sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Turn San Diego ($420k), Cross Roads Nogales Mission Inc ($420k) and Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens ($420k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $215k. At year end it held assets of $225k against liabilities of $232, net assets of $225k. It reported 14 employees.