United Methodist Church Union

Analysis

United Methodist Church Union is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1946, 80 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, United Methodist Church Union reported income of $392k and spending of $608k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $712k to $392k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Methodist Church Union sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Paul Educational Trust ($392k), Business for the Arts of Broward Inc ($392k) and Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties Foundation ($392k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $323k. It paid $22k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $414k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 12 employees.