M I S S

Analysis

M I S S is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 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, M I S S reported income of $2.8m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $467k to $2.8m (+503%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 391%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, M I S S sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Front Door Agency Inc ($2.8m), Concord Child Care Center Inc ($2.8m) and Marbeh Tzedakah ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 4 employees.