Enduring Word

Analysis

Enduring Word is a registered charity in United States, based in Goleta, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Enduring Word reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $406k to $1.4m (+257%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Enduring Word sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics ($1.4m), Harvesters Reaching the Nations Inc ($1.4m) and Total Living International Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $204k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $217k. At year end it held assets of $828k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $808k. It reported 5 employees.