Zion Education Center

Analysis

Zion Education Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Farrell, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Zion Education Center reported income of $620k and spending of $811k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $397k to $620k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Zion Education Center sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Just US Kids Inc ($620k), Team Boys Ranch Inc ($620k) and G4g Ministries Inc ($620k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $390k. At year end it held assets of $466k against liabilities of $710k, net assets of -$245k. It reported 23 employees.