Breath of the Spirit Ministries International Inc

Analysis

Breath of the Spirit Ministries International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Orange, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 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, Breath of the Spirit Ministries International Inc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.1m (+136%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Breath of the Spirit Ministries International Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Netiv Aryeh Inc ($3.1m), Serve India Ministries ($3.1m) and Final Frontiers Foundation Inc ($3.1m).

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 $61k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6,430. At year end it held assets of $299k against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $60k.

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.