Sowers International

Analysis

Sowers International is a registered charity in United States, based in Corona, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1993, 33 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, Sowers International reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.8m (-2.2%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sowers International sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reino Capital ($1.8m), Racine Society for Christian Instruction ($1.8m) and Delaware Regional Dream Center Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $526k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 23 employees.