U S-China Christian Institute

Analysis

U S-China Christian Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Fallbrook, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, U S-China Christian Institute reported income of $90k and spending of $140k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $77k to $90k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 157% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, U S-China Christian Institute sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridging Hope Ministries ($90k), The Rohi Foundation ($90k) and Eastern Europe Aid Assn Inc ($90k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $483k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $483k.

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.