Christ Our Sheperd Ministries

Analysis

Christ Our Sheperd Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Matthews, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 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, Christ Our Sheperd Ministries reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.3m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Christ Our Sheperd Ministries sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Methodist Mountain Missions in Kentucky Inc ($2.3m), Fishers of Men of Sumter Inc ($2.3m) and Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 82 employees.