El Sembrador Ministries

Analysis

El Sembrador Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Chatsworth, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 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, El Sembrador Ministries reported income of $11.9m and spending of $11.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.5m to $11.9m (+3.0%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, El Sembrador Ministries sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epworth by the Sea Inc ($11.9m), Precept Ministries of Reach Out Inc ($11.9m) and Aish Global Inc ($11.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $40.6m against liabilities of $8.2m, net assets of $32.4m. It reported 63 employees.