Christ Is the Answer Ministries
Analysis
Christ Is the Answer Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Christ Is the Answer Ministries reported income of $448k and spending of $459k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $229k to $448k (+95%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Christ Is the Answer Ministries 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 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Render Effective Aid to Children International Inc ($448k), Water4life Mozambique Inc ($449k) and Appleseed Inc ($447k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $15k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $15k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 100%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Render Effective Aid to Children International Inc | Silver Spring | $448k |
| Water4life Mozambique Inc | Babcock Ranch | $449k |
| Appleseed Inc | Madison | $447k |
| Mwangaza International | Joplin | $449k |