Path Ministries International

Analysis

Path Ministries International is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Path Ministries International reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.2m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.9m (+15%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Path Ministries International sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Damon Thompson Ministries ($1.9m), Impact City FC ($1.9m) and Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $22k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $170k. At year end it held assets of $594k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $594k. It reported 8 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.