Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Analysis

Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Bernrdno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Worldwide Marriage Encounter reported income of $153k and spending of $173k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $427k to $153k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2536%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Worldwide Marriage Encounter sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faculty Benevolent Association Inc ($153k), Life Sparx ($153k) and Outpost Fellowship ($153k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.2% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (42% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $766k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $710k. It reported 2 employees.