Zion Christian Ministries

Analysis

Zion Christian Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Ulysses, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 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, Zion Christian Ministries reported income of $64k and spending of $66k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $76k to $64k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. 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, Zion Christian Ministries sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Westwood Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation ($64k), Council on Labor Law Equality ($64k) and Birthright of Johnstown Inc ($64k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $14k (21% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $905k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $905k.