Burning Bush Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853420944
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Flushing, MI, USA
Phone
6162363029
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$70,101
Expenses
$56,591
Assets
$788
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Phillips (President)

People named in this filing

  • John Phillips (President)
  • Sheena Phillips (Secretary/Treasurer)
  • Rebecca Jarvis (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organizations primary purpose is Religious evangelism and ministry outreach, carried out through missionary work, public preaching, discipleship.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the reporting period, Burning Bush Ministries conducted U.S.-based mission work through structured and recurring street outreach programs designed to advance its religious purpose of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. These program service activities were carried out in public settings to reach individuals who may not otherwise engage with traditional church environments. Outreach efforts were organized, team-based, and implemented on a consistent schedule, reflecting an ongoing commitment to public evangelism and discipleship. The organization deployed trained outreach teams to a variety of locations, including urban streets, parks, and community gathering areas. Team members engaged individuals in direct, one-on-one conversations focused on sharing the message of the Gospel, providing biblical teaching, and offering prayer. These interactions were conducted in a respectful and compassionate manner, with an emphasis on meeting individuals where they are and addressing spiritual questions or needs. The organization facilitated a significant number of Gospel-centered conversations throughout the reporting period, contributing to increased public awareness and engagement with its religious mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.3%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $57K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.