Christian Family Services Inc

Analysis

Christian Family Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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 Family Services Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $923k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $790k to $1.5m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christian Family Services Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maries House of Hope Inc ($1.5m), Locker Project ($1.5m) and Project Lifesaver Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $423k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 14 employees.