Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment

Analysis

Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynchburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $381k to $1.4m (+268%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partnership for Safety and Justice ($1.4m), Invisible Institute ($1.4m) and Men Can Stop Rape ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $350k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $363k. At year end it held assets of $529k against liabilities of $259k, net assets of $270k. It reported 12 employees.