Sisters in Christ

Analysis

Sisters in Christ is a registered charity in United States, based in Raytown, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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, Sisters in Christ reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $313k to $1.0m (+234%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sisters in Christ sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Coalition of Aransas County ($1.0m), Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center ($1.0m) and Feeding the Carolinas ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $431k. At year end it held assets of $709k against liabilities of $348k, net assets of $361k. It reported 30 employees.