Calvary Chapel of Brownsville

Analysis

Calvary Chapel of Brownsville is a registered charity in United States, based in Brownsville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Calvary Chapel of Brownsville reported income of $1.1m and spending of $951k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $796k to $1.1m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Calvary Chapel of Brownsville sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater St John Bible Church ($1.1m), Midwest Theological Forum Inc ($1.1m) and Smallcircle Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $507k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $463k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 46 employees.