The United Methodist Renewal Services Fellowship

Analysis

The United Methodist Renewal Services Fellowship is a registered charity in United States, based in Goodlettsvlle, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 years ago. 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, The United Methodist Renewal Services Fellowship reported income of $263k and spending of $676k, spending 257% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $716k to $263k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The United Methodist Renewal Services Fellowship sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Intelligent Transportation Society of America Its America ($263k), Association of Fundraising Professionals ($263k) and National Black Association for Speech Language Hearing ($263k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 131% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $199k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $179k, net assets of $920k. It reported 4 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.