Charles W Christie Foundation

Analysis

Charles W Christie Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Champaign, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 years ago. 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, Charles W Christie Foundation reported income of $424k and spending of $280k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $293k to $424k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Charles W Christie Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Troops ($424k), Crescent Islamic Montessori School ($424k) and The Center for Asian Pacific American Women ($424k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7.6m.