Woodstock Christian Life Services

Analysis

Woodstock Christian Life Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverwoods, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2022, Woodstock Christian Life Services reported income of $11.2m and spending of $13.8m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $11.1m to $11.2m (+1.6%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Woodstock Christian Life Services 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 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Wish Network Inc ($11.2m), Houston Jewish Family Foundation ($11.3m) and Bi-Bett ($11.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $21.6m against liabilities of $18.7m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 243 employees.

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.