Church Response

Analysis

Church Response is a registered charity in United States, based in Rapid City, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Church Response reported income of $275k and spending of $245k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $267k to $275k (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Church Response sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homemade Hope for Homeless Children ($275k), City Mission Endowment Foundation ($275k) and Project Milk Mission ($275k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $388k against liabilities of $2,862, net assets of $385k. It reported 6 employees.