Religion News Association

Analysis

Religion News Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2025. 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Religion News Association reported income of $202k and spending of $188k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $264k to $202k (-24%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Religion News Association sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shabach Enterprise ($202k), Crested Butte Society Inc ($202k) and Naperville Art League ($202k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (31% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $275k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $275k.