Southland Christian Ministries Inc

Analysis

Southland Christian Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ringgold, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Southland Christian Ministries Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.6m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southland Christian Ministries Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Expectations Academy Inc ($2.6m), Onondaga Community College Association Inc ($2.6m) and Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Elementary ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $387k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 12 employees.