Mission Gate Christian Center

Analysis

Mission Gate Christian Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesterfield, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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, Mission Gate Christian Center reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mission Gate Christian Center sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mystic River Homes Inc ($1.7m), Arc of Cass County ($1.7m) and International Microelectronics and Packaging Society ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $468k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 26 employees.