Tri-State Christian TV

Analysis

Tri-State Christian TV is a registered charity in United States, based in Marion, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Tri-State Christian TV reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.0m (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Tri-State Christian TV sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yankee Air Force Incorporated ($3.0m), Eugene Ballet ($3.0m) and Orchestra Iowa Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $25.6m against liabilities of $2,672, net assets of $25.6m. It reported 1 employees.