Christian Care Surprise Inc

Analysis

Christian Care Surprise Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Christian Care Surprise Inc reported income of $15.5m and spending of $16.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.7m to $15.5m (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Christian Care Surprise Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Bay Innovations Inc ($15.4m), PHS Cottage Grove Inc ($15.5m) and Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc ($15.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $72.6m against liabilities of $89.4m, net assets of -$16.9m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.