Shie Jih Temple Corp

Analysis

Shie Jih Temple Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Flushing, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Shie Jih Temple Corp reported income of $99k and spending of $104k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $64k to $99k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Shie Jih Temple Corp sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chai Mitzvah Inc ($99k), Aloha International Ministries ($99k) and Deen Intensive Foundation ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of -$57k.

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.