National Christian Forensics and Communications Association

Analysis

National Christian Forensics and Communications Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Yakima, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2024, National Christian Forensics and Communications Association reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income grew from $702k to $1.7m (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, National Christian Forensics and Communications Association 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 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Missionary Assembly of God of Marlborough Inc ($1.7m), The Transforming Center NFP ($1.7m) and Kachin Baptist Churches USA ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $483k. At year end it held assets of $866k against liabilities of $167k, net assets of $699k. It reported 17 employees.