Baja Christian Ministries

Analysis

Baja Christian Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Chino Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Baja Christian Ministries reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.5m (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Baja Christian Ministries 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 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shiloh Israel Childrens Fund Inc ($1.5m), Chung Te Buddhist Association of New York Inc ($1.5m) and Barnabas Ministries of Michigan ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. At year end it held assets of $247k against liabilities of $2,976, net assets of $244k. It reported 6 employees.

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.