Blessings of Joy

Analysis

Blessings of Joy is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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 December 2023, Blessings of Joy reported income of $167k and spending of $186k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $157k to $167k (+6.8%), an average of +6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Blessings of Joy sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska World Affairs Council ($167k), Serving Women in Ghana ($167k) and Hand-To-Hand Mission to Haiti Inc ($167k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $127k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $127k.