Chinese Christian Mission

Analysis

Chinese Christian Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Chinese Christian Mission reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $3.6m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chinese Christian Mission sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redzone Memphis ($3.6m), International Christian Association Inc ($3.6m) and Doe River Gorge Ministries Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 45 employees.