The Christian Century

Analysis

The Christian Century is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1968, 58 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Christian Century reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.5m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.7m to $2.0m (-57%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Christian Century sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Ltd ($2.0m), Estrella Warbirds Museum Inc ($2.0m) and American Association for State and Local History ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $191k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $624k. At year end it held assets of $16.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $15.2m. It reported 15 employees.