World Missionary Assistance Plan

Analysis

World Missionary Assistance Plan is a registered charity in United States, based in Prescott, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1965, 61 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, World Missionary Assistance Plan reported income of $410k and spending of $596k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $388k to $410k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, World Missionary Assistance Plan sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jeremiah Castille Foundation ($410k), The Water Hole ($410k) and Vantage Point 3 Ministries ($410k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $89k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 4 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.