Terra Sancta Pilgrimages

Analysis

Terra Sancta Pilgrimages is a registered charity in United States, based in Pontiac, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Terra Sancta Pilgrimages reported income of $649k and spending of $426k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $554k to $649k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Terra Sancta Pilgrimages sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nefesh International Inc ($649k), Don Nordin Ministries International ($650k) and Community Ministries ($649k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3,455 (0.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $1.3m.