New Church Challenge

Analysis

New Church Challenge is a registered charity in United States, based in Bryn Athyn, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, New Church Challenge reported income of $55k and spending of $27k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $86k to $55k (-37%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New Church Challenge sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 20th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Immanuel Church Foundation for the Elderly Inc ($54k), Southeast Disabilities Association ($55k) and Holmes-Wayne Electric Foundation Inc ($54k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0.