Northern Light Ministries

Analysis

Northern Light Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Scio, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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, Northern Light Ministries reported income of $454k and spending of $424k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $332k to $454k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Northern Light Ministries sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bible Outreach Ministries ($454k), Open Path Resources Professional Service Corporation ($454k) and Olive Branch Ministries International ($454k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (23% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $150k against liabilities of $9,545, net assets of $140k.