City Ministries

Analysis

City Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirkland, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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 June 2023, City Ministries reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.7m (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, City Ministries sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arms Around You Foundation ($1.7m), Arundel House of Hope Incorporated ($1.7m) and Advocates for Children and Families Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $878k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $228k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 39 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.