Missionary Gospel Fellowship

Analysis

Missionary Gospel Fellowship is a registered charity in United States, based in Turlock, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1946, 80 years ago. 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, Missionary Gospel Fellowship reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.7m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Missionary Gospel Fellowship sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Criminal Justice Alternatives ($1.7m), Illyrian Gardens Inc ($1.7m) and Monsignor Walter J Donovan Catholic High School Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $456k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $349k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 50 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.