Fresno Metropolitan Ministry

Analysis

Fresno Metropolitan Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Fresno Metropolitan Ministry reported income of $9.9m and spending of $9.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $9.9m (+458%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 277%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fresno Metropolitan Ministry sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago Furniture Bank Inc ($9.9m), Good Shepherd Home Ltd ($9.9m) and National Alliance for Care at Home Leadership Foundation ($9.9m).

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 $220k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 57 employees.