Zoe International

Analysis

Zoe International is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clarita, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 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, Zoe International reported income of $7.4m and spending of $8.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $7.4m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Zoe International sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lodigiano Film Development Inc ($7.4m), Yeshivat Lev Torah ($7.4m) and Zionist Organization of America ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $542k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $368k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 84 employees.