Foundation for Christianstewardship

Analysis

Foundation for Christianstewardship is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 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, Foundation for Christianstewardship reported income of $2.3m and spending of $3.0m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.3m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Foundation for Christianstewardship sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ for All Peoples Inc ($2.3m), Legacy Trust of Marianna Florida ($2.3m) and The Biologos Foundation Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $246k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $949k. At year end it held assets of $902k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $902k. It reported 12 employees.

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.