Christian Broadcasting Ministries

Analysis

Christian Broadcasting Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Castalia, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Christian Broadcasting Ministries reported income of $677k and spending of $367k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $965k to $677k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Christian Broadcasting Ministries sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oceanside Community Service Television Corporation ($677k), Center for Photographic Art ($677k) and The Eagle Hill Institute ($677k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $15k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $75k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 7 employees.