Western Fairfax Christian Ministries

Analysis

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Chantilly, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 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 June 2024, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $3.0m to $4.1m (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Outlook Inc ($4.1m), Foundations for Home and Community Inc ($4.1m) and Free to Be Programs ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $441k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $425k, net assets of $987k. It reported 16 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.