Living Water Ministries

Analysis

Living Water Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 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, Living Water Ministries reported income of $129k and spending of $127k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $130k to $129k (-1.1%), an average of -1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Living Water Ministries sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hissl Inc ($129k), Child-Adult Resource Services Inc ($129k) and Championship Greatness ($129k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $39k against liabilities of $3,531, net assets of $36k.