Christian Media Incorporated

Analysis

Christian Media Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottsbluff, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Christian Media Incorporated reported income of $300k and spending of $288k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $241k to $300k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Christian Media Incorporated sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Serralves US Circle Inc ($300k), Discovery Station at Hagerstown Inc ($300k) and Iowa Turfgrass Institute ($300k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $155k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $133k. It reported 9 employees.