New Fire for Christ

Analysis

New Fire for Christ is a registered charity in United States, based in Norfolk, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, New Fire for Christ reported income of $226k and spending of $435k, spending 192% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $188k to $226k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 169% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, New Fire for Christ 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 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include R3stored ($226k), Via Christi Society ($226k) and Christ Community Church in the Bronx Inc ($226k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $729k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $729k.

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.