Christian Activity Center

Analysis

Christian Activity Center is a registered charity in United States, based in E Saint Louis, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Activity Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.2m (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christian Activity Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hardy County Child Care Center Inc ($1.2m), Seasons Hospice Foundation ($1.2m) and Hopewell Ministries ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $471k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $75k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 17 employees.