Baptist Courier

Analysis

Baptist Courier is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Baptist Courier reported income of $746k and spending of $1.0m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $746k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Baptist Courier 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 76th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leonine Forum Inc ($745k), Activated Ministries ($746k) and Present Age Ministries Inc ($745k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $285k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $138k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 8 employees.