Friends of the Great Commission

Analysis

Friends of the Great Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (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, Friends of the Great Commission reported income of $5.6m and spending of $5.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $832k to $5.6m (+577%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of the Great Commission sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Live the Life Ministries Inc ($5.6m), Jewish Community Foundation Inc ($5.7m) and Reasons to Believe ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $190k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 6 employees.