Christmas Box International

Analysis

Christmas Box International is a registered charity in United States, based in S Salt Lake, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 June 2023, Christmas Box International reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+59%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Christmas Box International sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Associated Builders and Contractors Craft Training TR of Baltimore ($1.6m), Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance ($1.6m) and Neighborhood Leadership Institute ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $254k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of -$1.3m. It reported 7 employees.