Liberty Ministries
Liberty Ministries reported $12.0 million in revenue and $11.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.45 went to program services, $3.90 to management and general costs and $0.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $148,138 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 94% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$50.86 $12M
- Program service revenue$48.60 $11M
- Investment income$0.54 $123K
Other revenue was negative: −$11M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.9% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.9% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 92.6% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $148,138 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.26% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.2 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePrison ministry utilizes the services of more than 150 volunteers who visit men and women in prison to teach, train, and mentor inmates. Some of the ongoing programs offered by our prison ministry include: weekly bible studies, one-on-one christian counseling, pre-release classes, and sunday worship services. The prison ministry also includes our lydia bag program for women, our annual christmas bag project for all those incarcerated at the montgomery county correctional facility and our summer camp scholarship program for children of inmates and former inmates
Liberty house is our christ-centered male residential facility located in the heart of schwenksville. There are eight dormitory rooms for phase one residents and five apartments for phase two residents and staff. Liberty house can accommodate up to 18 residents. Phase one is an intensive twelve-month discipleship program, designed to equip men for successful reintegration into the community. Programming includes biblically-centered education, counseling, life skills training, and employment. Phase two offers men who have successfully completed phase one the opportunity to reside in an on-site…
Thrift stores provide support for our residential and prison ministry, while providing job skills training and employment for the residents of liberty house and those on work-release while in prison. Our six stores have become a mission field in themselves. They provide employment for over 100 people and offer quality recycled clothing and home furnishings
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Liberty Ministries (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5623
- Volunteers Part I, line 6136
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Liberty Ministries totaling $25,028 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Liberty Ministries's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Liberty Ministries reported that 95.4% of its $11.7 million in expenses went to program services, 3.9% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Liberty Ministries pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Liberty Ministries reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $148,138, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Liberty Ministries get its money?
Of $12.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.9% came from contributions and grants and 92.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Liberty Ministries a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-2169079 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532609349301428 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412339349300531 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312899349300326 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241619349301459 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102189349301320 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041699349301244 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-2169079: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.