Messiah Foundation for Christian Communications

Analysis

Messiah Foundation for Christian Communications is a registered charity in United States, based in Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1969, 57 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, Messiah Foundation for Christian Communications reported income of $155k and spending of $124k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $176k to $155k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Messiah Foundation for Christian Communications sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buchanan Hall Corp ($155k), Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia Inc ($155k) and Providence Food Pantry of West Terre Haute Indiana Inc ($155k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $8,500, net assets of $1.3m.