Zion Evangelical Ministries of Africa

Analysis

Zion Evangelical Ministries of Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Zion, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Zion Evangelical Ministries of Africa reported income of $843k and spending of $805k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $768k to $843k (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Zion Evangelical Ministries of Africa sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Streetlights ($843k), Casa Chirilagua ($843k) and Engage West Africa Inc ($843k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $221k. At year end it held assets of $607k against liabilities of $4,448, net assets of $603k. It reported 9 employees.