Highland Area Christian Service Ministry

Analysis

Highland Area Christian Service Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Highland, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Highland Area Christian Service Ministry reported income of $635k and spending of $699k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $635k to $635k (+0.0%), an average of +0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Highland Area Christian Service Ministry sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ozark Mission Project ($635k), Mount Ephraim Senior Housing Initiative Inc ($635k) and Catholic Housing Corporation of Bethlehem ($635k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $69k. At year end it held assets of $403k against liabilities of $8,160, net assets of $395k. It reported 10 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.