Romanian Christian Enterprises

Analysis

Romanian Christian Enterprises is a registered charity in United States, based in McLean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 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, Romanian Christian Enterprises reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.2m (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Romanian Christian Enterprises sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heroic Hearts Project Inc ($2.2m), Mercy Beyond Borders ($2.2m) and Life Impact International Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (3.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $169k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 1 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.