Mustard Seed International

Analysis

Mustard Seed International is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1959, 67 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Mustard Seed International reported income of $300k and spending of $269k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $165k to $300k (+82%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mustard Seed International sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Step of Faith Ministry Inc ($300k), Friends of Seva Mandir Inc ($300k) and Fudep Fomenta El Desarrollo Humano Corp ($300k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $153k against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $85k.