Great Commandments Ministries

Analysis

Great Commandments Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Tieton, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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, Great Commandments Ministries reported income of $930k and spending of $653k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $799k to $930k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Great Commandments Ministries sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emit USA Inc ($930k), Gethsemane Garden Christian Centre Advisory Board Inc ($930k) and Love of Christ Foundation Inc ($930k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $279k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 13 employees.