Refuge a Religious Association

Analysis

Refuge a Religious Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit Lakes, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Refuge a Religious Association reported income of $932k and spending of $943k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $932k (-19%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Refuge a Religious Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Channel 38 Christian Television ($931k), Westminster Woods Camp and Retreat Center Inc ($932k) and Operation Go International Inc ($931k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.0% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $622k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $293k, net assets of $972k. It reported 28 employees.